Nice touch and go video,thank goodness some positive comments on this jet,I was thinking I made a poor choice.
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I put the first five flights on the Eflite F-18 80mm. The F-18 flies terrific, and has a wide speed envelope. Started with a C/G at 75mm and ended up moving the battery back well over 1” over the 5 flights. Takeoffs were no issue with some flap, and with full flaps landings were very smooth and easily controllable. Plenty of power, and the Hornet went through the aerobatic routine very smoothly. It does very nice four point rolls and looks good in the air. With an Admiral 6s 5000mah I had no problem getting a solid 4 minute flight. Eflite has a very nice handling jet that looks fantastic in the air with no bad characteristics I could find.
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John Bergsmith Thanks for your maiden report and CG confirmation! That's always helpful information. Nice picture, too.Live Q&A every Tuesday and Friday at 9pm EST on my Twitch Livestream
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I put 3 more flights on the Hornet yesterday. Great flying airplane, that looks great in the air. Landings are easy, and very scale looking as well. Very nice jet all around, Eflite did a solid job.
Only thing I need to do is add a weapons officer in the back seat. Not sure why they left him out.
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Originally posted by vduniec View PostDon’t sweat it too much. An empty seat in the back is going to be the norm soon enough.
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Very nice weathering work, Scale Master ! Subtle, thoughtful, really well done!Live Q&A every Tuesday and Friday at 9pm EST on my Twitch Livestream
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Originally posted by Alpha View PostVery nice weathering work, Scale Master ! Subtle, thoughtful, really well done!
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Originally posted by Crick3t View PostHas anyone upgraded this to a 90mm fan?Check me out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/gooniac33
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Originally posted by gooniac33 View Post
I just upgraded to the new FMS 2100kv fan. Drop in easy fit and perfectly balanced! I added a UBEC just to be safe but am using stock esc. The plane feels considerably better now!! Off the ground much faster, steeper climb and higher top speed!! Its simple and somewhat cheap considering too!
I just put the fms 2100kv fan setup in my eflite f18 and exactly as gooniac33 said way better now. More power all around. Better takeoff, vertical, power, everything!
The 80$ doing the fms fan/motor swap is worth every penny. It's a totally different jet now!
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Originally posted by Crick3t View Post
I just put the fms 2100kv fan setup in my eflite f18 and exactly as gooniac33 said way better now. More power all around. Better takeoff, vertical, power, everything!
The 80$ doing the fms fan/motor swap is worth every penny. It's a totally different jet now!
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Scale Master is that a skunk in the dog bed? BTW, outstanding looking livery. You sure earned your nickname with this one!Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Originally posted by PhantomNut View Post
Hi, Who did you order from?
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OK, read pretty much the whole thread and also watched Ryans setup vid. Hoping someone could validate the following setup.
I am thinking setup as follows?
- RT 6S 4400 70C
- CG at 90mm?
- 4mm up Elevator from neutral?
- 50% flaps (per manual) 10% Elev Mix?
- 100% flaps (per manual) 15% Elev Mix?
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