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The sound is amazing!

So cool, even a draco in the background at the end!

Beautiful!

Nice! As soon as I saw it I knew I had to get one! This review makes me want it even more!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

😁😎

Great stuff here. Very helpful. Appreciate seeing your throttle/elevator management on landings so clearly. Mine’s OTW 😀

Awesome work like always! 👊🏻💥👊🏻

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

👌🏽love all the stores and ordinance 🍻

Beautiful Falcon it fly's & perform's great I have one on order, great flying Chris thanks for sharing 😉👍🛩

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks!

Well done 👍. Can’t wait to get it in my hands.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice demo Chris👍 the sound is fantastic!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice flight Chris! She sounds so good. Wow. Smooth turner too! :). Thanks for the video.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Looks so great with the ordinance on her. Great video Chris 👍🏻

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Sounds great ripping by!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! 😁

sounds really good

Man that thing looks SICK with all those underwing goodies Chris! 😎😎

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 😁

Oh man! Those Center Burners look so realistic!!!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😎😁🤣

I was amazed to see this F-16 remote control fighter, there is a desire to buy it, the sound is like the original, cool

Love this jet ! Might have to get one myself

AWESOME!!! Looks great! Flies great! Sounds great! Piloting’s great! 👍👍👍 It needs a speed brake.

Beautiful love that look of that F-16 beautiful flying ….. thanks for the review ordering me one….

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Superb dude!! Got me sold!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

I go to school where the real ones are stationed, see these guys pretty much every day

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

Awesome flying Geek! It's kind like seeing it for the first time watching this. Not the same experience through one eye LOL. I was way rusty with the shaky camera action and my flabby covid arm muscles were screaming after 4 minutes! Really good work on those landings with a new bird and that stupid South wind and turbulence from the hill on approach. Once the infinity bearings are removed she will stop on our tiny runway no problemo! This is a cool EDF model for sure!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks man! You did great with the camera and I really appreciate your help out there. Hopefully the landings will be a bit better this weekend. 😊

Thanks for the review, Chris. I like the F16 70m Thunderbird; it's good to hear it has the characteristic. I'm in!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s quite similar. The one difference is that it does fly a bit heavier which is to be expected since it’s bigger and has the more complex gear.

@jetman899

3 жыл бұрын

Will you please send me a link and the afterburner for this F16.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

I have a link in the description. It’s my 32mm inrunner centerburner design from my site at thercgeek.com/centerburner

Another great review Chris. Since I developed electronic hardware for 2 of the 3 missile types on your E-flite F-16 I'll clarify your stores outside the fuel tanks at 7:00. Inboard are Sparrows, next are AIM-9X Sidewinders and wing tip rails have AMRAAM's. Really looks great fully loaded.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect, thanks! A weapons expert I am not and the AIM-9s were the only ones I recognized, haha!

@rmosley111

3 жыл бұрын

Correction: Inboard are HARM missiles.

@KevinMardirossian

3 жыл бұрын

@@rmosley111 I was gonna say... would be strange to have Sparrows next to the Aim-9x

So many goods about this one! To pick the best part, I’d struggle between the center burner and the sound... ok center burner 👍🏼But really the shock absorbers and the ordnance... all cool.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Dang I’m ready for this plane. I feel like I’m one of the few that still loves flying their Freewing 90mm F-16. Mine is on 8s and it really rips the sky up. My JP fans sucks up those batteries fast though. Have my scheme ordered for this through Callie graphics, just need to get my AB from you ordered. Great job, will look forward to your review

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I could see the FW being pretty fun on a good 8s setup.

Finally! Someone that know how to fly relatively scale…. Nice flight

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

UNSTOPPABLE LIKES HERE FOLKS BRILLIANT PRESENTATION TOP FLIGHT ✈

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

That was amazing. Can't wait to get mine up in the air. Mine came as the BNF basic with AS3X. May want to do the flaperons.

@Nothinglefttosay

2 жыл бұрын

Got mine this week... would love to know your AS3X gains..

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

I go through that in this vid: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4GO1JWtobLNlqw.html

slows down better than a Draco!! lol ;P

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Almost! 🤣

Just bought the Thunderbird like 2 days before they released this one. Looks like ima have 2 f-16s now😂. Love your videos dude keep up the great work 👍

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Can one have too many F-16s? I think not! 🤣

Great flight and flying review Chris. Awesome bird! All that was missing was Chappy and some Dio playing in the background hide in the Rainbow!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’ll be sure a happy makes an appearance in the full review... 🤣

@terrencejackson4587

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha. That’s it, you just lost your oil fields! Those of you will remember that line.......

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

The experience I had with nose gear doors is that on the first hard landing they will blow away. I see this one very close to the ground, at leat it seems from the videos I've seen, hopefully they will modify in future versions.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Well, so far so good in the off road roll outs I’ve had thus far. The suspension doesn’t allow the nose to compress enough for the door to strike the ground at full compression.

Very nice 80mm better then 90s this f16 comes with all kinds of nice features love the gears and leds. A bit pricy compared to the best 70 mm f16 freewing

Looks close to or above 1:1 T/W ratio. Can you confirm if it can climb 'forever' on the 5Ah pack?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not quite 1:1 with the 5000, but it’ll climb straight from takeoff though, but not unlimited.

@Airguardian

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Thanks! Still pretty amazing performance for an out-of-the-box jet ;)

I want one!

I believe those are AIM-120 AMRAAM on the wing tips and AGM-88 HARM along side the sidewinders on the wing stations. Great flying as always Chris!!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@automagni

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Off topic, I'm about to order the Freewing F-14. People have been referencing you and your mods, and I can't seem to find youtube videos of your F-14. Where did you post your information on the plane? I need to learn as much as I can about it. I hope I'm not way over my head on this one. I have several jets, FMS F-18F, FW F-35, E-Flite A-10, and others, but for some reason I feel nervous about this plane. Hopefully I'm able to build/configure it properly and be able to fly it! The only reason why I am entertaining it is because it's my all-time favorite jet, I've loved it since I was a kid, and I have to have it!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

All of that is on my website at thercgeek.com/fwf14 know that the airplane does fly quite nicely stock, so don’t necessarily feel you have to do all of the mods I did. That said, I did personally prefer how it flew with the mods I did. 😊

@automagni

3 жыл бұрын

​@@ThercgeekChris you end up doing the mods on the aluminum landing gear plate to reinforce it as many have done? How about the battery tray mod? Did you buy the missile package from FW? I'm about to pull the trigger on the plane and don't know if it is worth it. Thx!

looks and sounds super nice, love it, unfortunately for me this bird, with its smal wheels seems not very suited for grass field ops unless it is supersmooth....one of the best features in my opinion you didnt even mention, the canopy/hatch with its hard plastic rim...anyway nice video, cheers

She sounds GREAT looks like it fly's very well. THANKYOU for a GREAT video SIR.🇬🇧🛫✈️🚁🛩️🛬🇺🇸 RC GEEK♥️💯👍🤩

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Also, those are AIM 120D AMRAAMs on the wingtips. I believe that the white missiles are AGM-88 HARMs.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

CG question for ya…. I’m using your suggestion of 105mm for CG did your 5000 have to go under the first two straps in the nose to balance or did it go all the way back also? If I push mine all the way back I can’t get it to balance out all the way back. I also use reverse thrust to really shorten the roll out.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

The battery should be placed as required to get the corresponding cg location. So, I’d recommend moving it around to until the cg aligns with the 105mm dimension. I didn’t have the 5000 pack all the way aft, only the 7000.

Corrr! Needs a Russian Star or two,,, to make Everyone go after it already. Geek in the zone as usual,, Unreal Display. Beauty Matey!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks man!

***** Looks Badass All Armed!!! I was Fortunate enough To Be Stationed at DHAHRAN AB, Saudi Arabia and Saw The F16C Take Off And Land Fully armed,and Got to See him LAND Also!! LITTLE DID I KNOW At the Time, That Pilot had the 1ST Double Shoot Down of the war!!! **** I Guess seeing him come in MINUS 2 Sidewinders may have been a Clue! Lol GREAT FLIGHTS!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

I love anything F-16. This is definitely on my list. I have a question about the landing gear. Did you need to set any sequencing with your transmitter for the doors?

@Thercgeek

11 ай бұрын

No sequencing needing. It’s taken care of out of the box. 😊

Great review. With ordinance it lands better in a shorter distance. What is flight time with 6s 7000? Thx.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! There was also a bit more headwind when I flew the stores too which helped. Flight time with the 7000 is 4+ minutes.

Hey man thanks for the awesome content, between the f18 and f16 which one do you recommend? Thanks

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Between the two, while I really like the F-18, I think that the f16 is a little more forgiving so probably the better choice. It also has a little better overall performance compared to the hornet also.

sweet ,even with all the huge drag pods hanging off

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man! 😊

Great flying Chris! What are the flight times?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! With the 7000, can do 4+ minutes pretty easily.

Excellent as always. Question, how would you compare this with the Eflight F-16 Thunderbird 80mm?

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

The airplanes are the same. The defining difference with the thunderbird is that it comes with an 8ch receiver which opens up opportunities for custom programming. Here’s my vid on the tbird: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5ee15ineJq0dbA.html

Awesome review. How does speed compare to the 70mm Thunderbird version? I felt the 70mm is a great flyer just want a little more speed out of it. Does the 80mm give that?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, 80mm is all around a better performer than the 70mm. It’s notably quicker and better in the verticals.

Hey Chris, what are you calling good flight times? I had the Freewing with a Schubeler 90mm I installed. It flew really well, but I programmed tailerons into it for the slow flight control and axial rolls. This one seems to fly better, but that might be in your hands as well. I was looking to do an iron eagle livery, but I didn’t want to buy another 3min jet so I opted for the JTM F-16. T-One also has a good looking affordable F-16C but it is a bit more pricey.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it really depends on the battery. As a point of reference, my timer was set at 3.5minutes. With the 5000 pack, I immediately landed. With the 7000 pack, I pretty much ignored it and flew an additional minute plus I would guess before landing and had reserve in the battery.

Hey not sure if you are aware by now but that jet has reversing capabilities for the motor so you can use it as breaks when you land

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I’m aware. I still haven’t set it up to try it yet. I did on the 90mm viper though.

Looks and feels great but looks like it needs a longer runway to takeoff and doesn't high alpha as well as the thunderbird. What are your thoughts?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

A longer runway would be nice as it’s only 300 ft at this site. That said, it was off the ground in half the length. Was really only the landings and i kept touching down mid field. On the high alpha, it does pretty well. I’ll be exploring moving the cg back this weekend which I expect will improve it more. That said, the model is a bit heavier than the thunderbirds, so that will come into play also.

Chris, Looks like the real deal with your afterburner. We have 2 full scale currently in Depot maintenance. Awesome plane. Eflite even offers the livery from SHAW here in SC. Cool.... :-)

@GBLynden

3 жыл бұрын

You would know too! 👊🏻💥👊🏻

@zubuxstein

3 жыл бұрын

"Loose lips might sink ships" *When using social media, avoid mentioning rank, unit locations, deployment dates, names, or equipment specifications and capabilities," the social media handbook said. - ARMY Net Threats article

Does the 80mm f16 fly better and land easier with the 5000? Or is the performance not that different with the 7000?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely slows down a little better with the 5000, but the overall performance I think it better with the 7000. Of late, I’ve been flying it with a 6250mah pack which is the perfect blend of both sizes. Also, I recently replaced the receiver with an AR10360T and programmed full flaperons and tailerons for landings which really helped on the landings. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oq1-tddplKnSYKQ.html

How’s the gear on the compared to the Freewing? Aluminum/shock absorbing ?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I’m not very familiar with the freewing gear, but these eflite struts are full metal and shock absorbing. They work quite well.

Even though this is an 80mm, I can't get over how much better and more turbine like this sounds vs the 90mm f18 from FW. I wanted to got something other than an f16 since I have the 70mm TB version already, but inching closer towards getting this as well! How does it handle compared to the 70mm Tb? Does it feel much different ?

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

This model has very similar characteristics to the TB as a whole. The primary difference is that it feels heavier to fly but the overall performance is notably better too.

Is it possible to fly it out of reach of the Controller signal? Or is there a safety mechanism that will turn it in range

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

There is no gps return to home or anything like that in most rc models. So, you can fly it out of range, but the fact is that you’ll lose sight of it long before you fly it out of range.

@ronbrooks6547

Жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Cool, Thanks

Wing tips are AIM 120 AMRAAM, large missile is AGM 45 Shrike....you got AIM 9 sidewinder correct!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for clarifying. The sidewinder was the only one I recognized, haha

Great review! The sound is truly amazing! I have 4 Eflite Planes and two years of experience. Now I’m thinking of buying it but this would be my first EDF jet. Would you recommend buying it as a EDF Newbie or should I go with the Viper 90mm?

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The Viper is going to be a little more traditional feeling to fly, so that might better the better choice to start with.

@tomgutmann2795

Жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Okay, thank you so much for the reply! Have a great day :)

Has anyone ever tried to the electric brakes from Hobby king ? Would it be to heavy for an EDF like this ? thanks

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not familiar with those, but I’ve seen folks use electric brakes on other similar sized models.

man i love those F16s, how can i jump into one of those start off on the sim rc flight? or just starter planes

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

Well, this F-16 is something to work up to once you have sim proficiency built up flying. The sim is a great place to start and will give you an idea of what it takes to fly it, but For learning, I’d highly recommend getting connected with a local club and seeking out some instruction. It will save you time and money learning.

@theStirp

Жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek thanks for the response I figured that because even just RC cars we tend to break them and upgrade and work our way but I'm sure with flying it's another step up

Chris, Nice flying, really good Delta to try and stop...{8-) You mentioned good flight times; about how good for the packs mentioned (approx. will be fine)?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

So, I had my timer set at 3.5 minutes. On the 5000 I landed at that time. With the 7000, I pretty much ignored the timer and extended a minute plus.

What kind of flight times did You get on the 5000, and 7000 smarts?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

So, I had my timer set for 3.5 minutes and with the 5000 setup for landing right away and with the 7000 pretty much ignored it, haha! I Probably flew close to 5minutes if I had to guess.

Chris, doesn't the ESC allow you to set up reverse thrust to help with getting your plane whoah'd up?

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

It does, yes. 😊

RC Geek do you trust the provided AS3X receiver that comes in these things? I've always yanked them out right away and put in a standard 6ch Spektrum receiver. $500.00 plane kinda expensive to put up in the air with something that has a pretty bad rap behind it for failing.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

My personal experience has been very good with the supplied receivers (knock on wood). And these latest ones are the latest smart receivers, so I’d guess you’d be trading it out for the same receiver? I do wish that they werent locked though so that adjustments could be made to the gyro through the radio.

@txkflier

3 жыл бұрын

I have been reprogramming the AS3X and SAFE mode settings in Spektrum AR636’s for over two years and have been flying them for much longer than that. I currently have nine EDF jets and several propeller planes with AR636’s in them that I fly multiple days per week. They have never given me one ounce of trouble. I see a lot of people bash Spektrum, but I’ve seen a lot more that don’t know what they’re doing. I learned back in the 1970’s when Kraft radios were popular that whatever is flown the most, crashes the most..

How hard are these jets to fly for a beginner been thinking about getting one

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, this would be a jet to work up to as you want to be a pretty proficient pilot for best success with it. I’d recommend getting connected with a local club and seeking out some instruction first and then go from there.

Awesome, Does safe work with plaperons?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it should work with safe on, though I haven’t tried it.

Lithium battery and brushless motor technology made this hobby more attainable to more people. Without these technology advances we would still be dealing with expensive turbine engines powered by gas/alcohol. Let’s just say it’s a lot easier now.

So nice! Well done Chris, perfect review 🤙🏻 but these ball bearings roll toooo much 😂

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, they’re a bit much, haha! I 3d printed some bushings to replace the bearings with which should help. Gonna try those along with flaperons this weekend.

@ArthurRC

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek yes flaperons will help a lot ! And how can you compare it with Freewing Gripen (honestly) ?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Only concern with flaperons is reduced roll control. So, I’ll be eager to see how it does. Comparing to the gripen, I honestly can’t say as I’ve not flown the gripen to date. I’ve seen it fly and it appears to fly quite nicely, but from what I understand it can tend to be nose heavy with larger capacity packs in there as you can’t push the battery back that much.

@ArthurRC

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek yes right but just add a few grams far back on the tail and it’s perfect 😜 but that’s the big problem with Chinese PNP jet 😏 always too nose heavy…

@mapetas_0213

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek wouldn’t flapperons affect as3x and SAFE because you have to re-wire things around?

Whoa. Is that the best sounding EDF yet?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the fan combined with the installation really do give it a great sound. The F-18 sounds similar actually.

**** TURN N BURN, THE RC GEEK STYLE!!! LOL S W E E T Bro!!! : )

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

You know it! 😉🤣

We look forward to SOLOTURK 😃🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

It looks a little thick in the pictures and not as sleek as the F16 is. Reminds me of the F16B in the movie "Jewel of the Nile" (there's a movie reference for you all). Probably flies great, as stated, but the lines are off to me.

Did u try a slow pass high alpha just curious Does 5000 go all the way back .Very nice H.A .landings

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

High alphas well and should do better as I explore moving the cg mark. Check out the 5:30 mark for the clean high alpha.

@charlesrestivo870

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek ok thank u

@charlesrestivo870

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek thanks saw it

The wing is rocking in slow spee, even in landing. This thing must have one high wing loading!!!!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

The conditions were really bumpy at my field when we filmed this, so do please keep that in mind as it was getting bumped around as a whole. The field is on the top of a hill and there was also a weird burble at the approach end that made things interesting on landings as well.

@almosh3271

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek okay thanks for clearing that out for me. Happy landings man !!!

Wait! Is that the actual sound?? No way! Sounds real!! Are you pulling our legs?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

That is the sound of the model as recorded by my mic and I haven’t done anything to it. it really does sound quite authentic in person!

@brohoop

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek holy cow that’s amazing!

Nice flight and review as always. Curious what the AUW is for this compared to my FW 90mm. I love the size of the 90mm but she needs to go on a serious diet, lol.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Just weighed it and it’s about 92ounces without battery or weapons. 98 ounces with weapons.

@ToddBreda

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Good to know, thanks!

How does it handle grass ops chris?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the tires are pretty small, so that’ll need to be considered. So, super thick grass could be problematic. Otherwise, it’s all concrete out I’m here in SoCal, so I don’t have any personal experience flying it off of grass. Based on what I saw from SEFF, using flaperons helped with the takeoffs from the grass strip they were flying from.

What flight times can I expect with the 7,000mah?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

I’m getting 4-5 minutes with the 7000 flying the airplane fairly hard.

Which sound is much louder E-flite F-16 or F-18 ?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

The f16 and f18 sound quite similar actually, very authentic and jet like.

What rates on elevator and aileron did u have on ur maiden

@Thercgeek

4 ай бұрын

I don’t recall off hand, but I have all that info in the follow up video for this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4GO1JWtobLNlqw.html

Great review Chris. Are you comparing this to the FW 90mm F16 that originally came with an anaemic 1750 kv outrunner, as that was a dog? It's finally been upgrade to a 9 blade inrunner but I put their 12 blade inrunner in and it's a beast, even on grass. I've seen this 80mm on grass and it's not impressive. Same weight as 90mm FW, slightly less wing area and using an 80mm vs the new 90mm inrunner, no way it flies better, but I could be wrong. 🤔

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m going based on the previous FW F-16s I’ve seen fly. They flew well, but didn’t have near the performance and chewed through a pack pretty quickly. I would imagine with the hot inrunner setup, it would be quite a bit better, but I don’t believe that’s what is packaged with the FW model still, is it?

@hughwiedman9711

3 жыл бұрын

The original for years came with the 1750 kv outrunner and it was definitely nothing to write home about, but just a few months ago they started offering it exclusively with the 1900 kv 9 blade inrunner, as they did with several others like the F4 and F18 base grey. That old outrunner is now gone for good. Reportedly, the 9 blade inrunner has a slightly higher top end speed than the 12 blade inrunner, but slightly less initial thrust on takeoff. I used the 12 blade since top end speed is less important than getting off grass. I fly mine fully loaded with flaperons and a 904 gr SMC 8100 and get over 5 minutes of aggressive flying. Upgraded both F4's with same and they're completely different, like comparing driving a dump truck to a Ferrari! Similar to 8S. I also put your AB in the F16, while leaving the stock ring burner and it really glows! Can't have too much fire! 😎

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, that’s good to know!

Is it a lot bigger than the 70mm? It looks like it is almost the same size.

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a bit bigger for sure, but not significantly I’d say.

6s or 8s??

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Uses a 6s setup. 😊

@piseth_rc

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek so cool

I've only done about 15 flights on mine, it's still so exhilarating to fly. I set up G load call outs yesterday and was surprised to hear 11G on some manoeuvres... do you think that's risking an inflight failure? Or can these models take that sort of abuse?

@Thercgeek

8 ай бұрын

Ha, nice! I don’t think you have anything to worry about. The models can typically handle much higher g loads compared to their full scale counterparts.

@PiggoNZ

8 ай бұрын

@@Thercgeek reassuring, thanks 😊

Hi Mister Geek. Why don't you install a Castle E.S.C. than program the "Reverse Thrust" option ? I use it on all of my jets with outstanding performance.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

That’s an option. From what I’ve heard that was tested and with all of the aux air vents, the reverse thrust isn’t as effective. Might still be worth a try though.

@frank-vq4mx

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Works extremely on the Rafale. Not so well on the E-Flite SU-30.

Sir, can u showing full step by step assembly video.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, check out my full assembly and flight review vid here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Znt1s9p6fK69YrQ.html

max flight time on 3.5 volt cutoff?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a function of the battery capacity being used ultimately. The smart esc defaults to a cutoff at 3.4v/cell and with a 6250mah I get about 4 minutes with some reserve.

Can you do reverse throttle for some braking action?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not a reversing esc, so not really an option at this point without changing that out.

@keithchristie4678

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek sorry, I thought all of the higher amp esc's had reversing built in, or maybe had to update firmware to activate it.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good question, I’m not certain.

Looks nice, sounds great but doesn’t appear to have the alpha range of the 70mm? It’s the slow flight that keeps me interested on the 70mm, as you say “high alpha all day long.”

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

I guess it’s all in expectations as this high alphas well imo. The thing to keep in mind is that the 70mm is considerably lighter, so it’ll slow down much more in the high alpha. That said, cg is a component of that too and I’ve not explored that yet. I’ll be playing with that today.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

So, I did some testing moving the cg further back and high alpha was even better than in this vid. Was holding full back stick and steering with rudder and it was happy to stay there while modulating the throttle to keep a steady altitude.

@sambarnes7098

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Awesome, thanks for the report. I look forward to your more in-depth review.

Are you sure that's not a turbine engine? Sounds fantastic!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Right?! This and the eflite F-18 have an extremely authentic sound to them.

The rails do make nice speed brakes on the ground lol.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

In true F-16 fashion! 🤣🤣

@Sabotage_Labs

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Can't wait until they ship. You got the Horizon hookup man! Gotta get them out to the influencers lol. Was gonna wait until after the summer here in the desert but...got surprised with a bonus from work I wasn't expecting. That scale gear and amazing sound...how can I resist! Horizon is my crack dealer! 😋 So... I've heard it flies and feels as light at the 70mm Tbird. Not heavy like their F18. Would you agree? Also...what's the horizontal stabs like? Do they have a better design than that really bad design on the F18 that's killed so many of them?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, better rc models than actual crack, right?! 🤣. As a whole the model flies very similarly to the 70 imo. it is heavier, so that does mean it will land a bit hotter (gonna try flaperons plus moving cg back this weekend) and it is faster as a whole, but otherwise it maneuvers similarly. I wouldn’t say it flies quite as light as the 70 though, but it does still do a really nice and slow high alpha. I love the scale details on this one. Oh, and the tail setup is nothing like the f18, this one is a traditional pushrod with ball connection.

@Sabotage_Labs

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Right!!! LOL!!! Yea, I'll likely be flying with 6s 6000s and I'm sure that added some bulk to the F18. Couldn't get more than a 4000 in Tbird and still balance GG. The F16 is a bit different aerodynamically as well. Found it a bit ironic that with Flaps on the F18 you still needed to keep speed up on approach or you get that wing wobble. You would think a carrier jet needs to have a slower approach. Those huge hawk talons hanging down added a bit of drag as well. With full flaps and gear down...she felt like a stuck pig banking from base to final. 😁 Happy to hear they didn't duplicate the stab mistake from the F18. Shows the boys and girls at HH have learned some lessons. It was an idea I guess but I can live with seeing a control rod and ball joint. Seems like they have really stepped up their game of late! I like that they have the smart ESC in there now and 637T. Was a drag to pay for a plane and then pay nearly a couple hundred to upgrade. And with the ARF...you can go your own way. Thanks Chris...keep doing what you do man! You're a good egg👍😁

what's the flight time on 7000mah?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

I get 4-5 minutes depending how hard I fly it. .

It's your burner brighter than what you expect from the eflight style?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, yes I do think mine will considerably brighter. You can see the eflite burner in their product video.

@dariusrucker7854

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Thanks for responding. So all I need to do is plug your into the lead already there? No other wiring?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Mostly, yeah and the controller should be setup on the spare channel in the receiver. The Smart telemetry confuses the controller when the controller is connected through a y-harness on the throttle and there’s a smart esc and receiver. And then the burner is powered by a separate 2s 250mah lipo.

AIM-120 amraam and AGM-88 Harm by the look of them. no sparrow

How much does it costs ? Including Remote. I am first time buyer. Please suggest

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

Check description, thanks!

The big white missiles are HARM Anti-Radiation missiles. The Sidewinders look a bit fat.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

There a re a bit fat, haha

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

It’s got them Widesinders 🤣