Official Freewing 70mm BAe Hawk T1 Thread

[RCjetdude]

Was it difficult to install the upgraded struts. ?? Mine will be here tomorrow

Not really. Helps to have a magnetic Philips screwdriver. Nose Gear is the hardest part about it. Takes less than 30 minutes total to make the swap.

[Apriliamgt]

Was it difficult to install the upgraded struts. ?? Mine will be here tomorrow

[RCjetdude]

I would think the Brits do the same thing the blues do on there planes...wash and wax after every preformance. not much weathering to do if you leave it red lol...but then again from what ive seen Steve never leaves any plane stock color:)

Not true, I left my F-86 the stock color... :)A show plane though has to be clean. I am glad that Freewing offered this jet in the base gray. Made it very easy to paint to my liking.

[dahawk]

Pretty darn cool. The red arrows are a proud group. Watched our Blue Angels this weekend. All I can say is WOW!

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They were pretty clean, but as with any aircraft there were some areas here and there. References from Graham James' walkaround found online:

[Ron1950]

I would think the Brits do the same thing the blues do on there planes...wash and wax after every preformance. not much weathering to do if you leave it red lol...but then again from what ive seen Steve never leaves any plane stock color:)

[RCjetdude]

Thanks Steve,

Btw,
I used the same marks and 5800 batt placement you suggested for CG. Spot on !

Excellent! Good to hear.

[dahawk]

Thanks Steve,

Btw,
I used the same marks and 5800 batt placement you suggested for CG. Spot on !

[RCjetdude]

Could not fly today because of our 2 day heli event. Stopped by the field and watched Ben Storick in from Las Vegas. One of the top 3 heli guys in the world. Holy crap. Amazing.

So it looks like tomorrow if I don’t go to see the Blue Angels or Monday if I can break away. Rates, gyro all set. Dying to fly this girl.

Thanks guys for your advice!

Hawk

Supposed to be really windy here tomorrow as this front moves through. :( I hope your maiden goes well Dave.

[RCjetdude]

Steve, I have become a huge fan of your paint jobs, and I really want to learn how you do it. I’m sure others would agree that they’d like to know some of your thoughts on how to get started and your techniques. Would you be able to do even a small to medium length video tutorial on your t chi question and how to set up a paint job, including camo lines?

That would be awesome if you would/could!

Thank you sir! If I were half as good with painting as you are with videos that might be saying something LOL I am working on on a Blue Angels A-4 and am trying to be diligent about documenting what I do on it. I will try to capture some of the painting process for it on tape. Also, I want to do some weathering on the Hawk which would be a good opportunity to get it on video as well. Thanks again.

[dahawk]

Could not fly today because of our 2 day heli event. Stopped by the field and watched Ben Storick in from Las Vegas. One of the top 3 heli guys in the world. Holy crap. Amazing.

So it looks like tomorrow if I don’t go to see the Blue Angels or Monday if I can break away. Rates, gyro all set. Dying to fly this girl.

Thanks guys for your advice!

Hawk

[ryramZ]

I put my strutgrades on today and assembled my ARF plus. What a good looking plane. The lights knock me out. Anxious to fly my own. I'm flying the new Admiral gyro rx. I'll have my pots at 40% for the maiden.

Dave we flew our review model by the book and had high rate on elevator and low everywhere else. Also check to see the review vid for placement of our 4000.

i love how it accommodates so many different batts.
Like Steve said, it's easy to swap the struts. They are not necessary for grass ops as Steve has shown but I think they're cool.

keep it coming fellas!

[ryramZ]

Mine had a thin double sided tape.

[Ron1950]

Posted this over on rcg but was wondering if anyone besides me and dahawk. Got the arf+ and had the fan hatch glued down? It took so much pulling and pushing and exacto blading the seams it was scary but didnt break. Its a bit out of shap and the seems are about 1/16 out of place seems minor because it will pass the 6 foot away test. But darn why glue the fan cover down?

[Sky Wolf]

Here are a few pics of the gray one painted up. It was nearly dark when I finally got it to the field for a quick maiden. I did the basic RAF green and gray scheme. Graphics are from Callie. I modified the front of the drop tank to turn it into a belly canon. Cut the foam , filled it with foam filler and embedded a piece of CG tube. Simple. This jet is I think another example of Freewing and Motion RC listening to their customers and providing what they are asking for. I realize the T-45 is already out there but it is in another class and price point. This little 70 mm jet is much like the 70 mm F-16. Simple but upgradeable gear, no gear doors which often just get torn off anyway, a sport jet livery and plain gray for those like me who love Warbirds. Add to that some very effective Daybright LED's and you have a nicely featured/optioned affordable package. I flew mine today with a Roaring Top 5800 35C pack as it balanced just fine at the factory CG of 162 mm from the leading edge of the intakes. I set my throws as follows: Elevator - 20 mm, Ailerons - 15 mm, Rudder - 22 mm. I am running 14 mm for half flaps and 22 mm for full. I noticed no need for any flap to elevator mix. In my DX9 I like 30% expo on ailerons, 25% on elevator and 45% on rudder with it. I flew it with a new Admiral 6 channel stabilizer receiver. It is very smooth and surprisingly powerful. It was airborne off our lumpy Geotex runway in about 150' and it needed only a few clicks of up elevator trim. It felt very comfortable and tracked well but at full throttle it was obvious that the gains on the stabilizer were too sensitive so I spent most of the short flight at about half throttle. It was enough for me to realize it has gobbs of power and is a fast little jet. I had to keep the flight short because I was rapidly losing daylight but those LED's sure helped see it. The landing was no big deal, just carried some power to a flared touchdown. I couldn't have been more pleased with it. Yes, I am sure Freewing and MRC will be delivering more scale/featured planes in the future but this Hawk is gonna be high on the fun factor list for sure. I have not flown a 70 mm EDF until now but it is a good all around deal for the price. Thank you Freewing and MRC for listening and delivering.

Steve, I have become a huge fan of your paint jobs, and I really want to learn how you do it. I’m sure others would agree that they’d like to know some of your thoughts on how to get started and your techniques. Would you be able to do even a small to medium length video tutorial on your t chi question and how to set up a paint job, including camo lines?

That would be awesome if you would/could!

[cdee]

Such a great looking model... even in the basic gray... which is by the way... my favorite color... : )

[dahawk]

I have one but she’s still wearing the chicken legs. Cheap to replace. Work fine off grass.

[RCjetdude]

I must say from an assembly and setup point of view, the Hawk has to be the easiest ARF+ rc airplane I’’ve ever built. Including tweeks , CG testing, and programming I must have a total of 3 hours invested.

Interested to know if the upgraded LG are worth the trouble. I fly off short grass.

Anxious to wring her out. Just need weather to cooperate.

Dave, I hope to give it a try this morning before the rain sets in and will report back.

Update.... scratch that, it's raining. Maybe tomorrow?