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After transplanting the guts of my crashed FA-18 to my Eurofighter, I wasn't going to get another one, but listening to you guys talk, I'm reminded of just how wonderfully my 18 flew (before the wing fell off in flight). If a couple of these improvements got implemented in a future version, I may be inclined to get another one. Only the next one, the wings will be built in like a brick sh!thouse.
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I just received mine today. Everything looks good, no shipping damage. I am really amazed at how small the wings are for this bird. I know it flies, and does it very well. The wings just look way too small to give it lift. I know some of the lift is from the fuselage, but..... Can't wait to put this one together.
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Just picked up mine today along with some Nanotech 4000 3S batteries. Unpacked the plane, and it looks amazing!!! Very nice detailing and well-thought-out kit. I was a little hesitant as I already have the F-35 70 MM kit from freewing also and wasn't all that impressed with it. (It's an excellent plane for sure just not well-thought-out as most of the servos are internal and nothing is pre-run for you, Also not that great of detail and monotone blue paint leaves something to be desired! ;P ) This super hornet however is just the opposite, includes the servo for the nose gear bay doors as well as the sequencer and re- tracks installed and all hooked up, As well as all servos accessible from the outside of the plane. Super finish on it and paint job as well! Now to wait for my servos and CS 12 fan to arrive.....hmmmm...!
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Seeing how you're in Canada, just curious where you buy this from? Won't 3S be a bit weak for this plane or did you get a different F/A-18 than what I'm thinking? Or are you planning to series 2 together? I flew mine on 6S and moved pretty good. 3S may not have cut it.
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His post said "picked up SOME 3s packs", so im assuming he will be using 2 - 3s packs to make 6s... Atleast I hope. |
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How you liking that Euro? 18 is sweet but im sure that euro filled the void. |
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As you know, I put the motor, fan and ESC into the Euro. I think it's a slightly heavier plane so it doesn't zip along nearly as fast but it is more maneuverable due to the canards and it lands slower and softer. I really like the Euro but I really liked the F/A-18, too. With the RAAF paint scheme, it had a lot of presence in the air. As you say, the Euro fills the void nicely but one day, I'd like to get the 18 again. Maybe kick it up a notch with a CS-12 set-up. Perhaps next summer.
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Ya euro is heavy and lil more drag. I had the same 1500kv CS12 setup in both planes, but switched to 1600kv CS12 just recently in the euro because it wasn't as fast as the f18. Needed that extra 100kv to get her up to the speed I liked.
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I'm currently building a HobbyKing BD-5:
https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=20981 I also got their recommended CS-12 fan, 120 amp ESC and their 1900kv fandrive EDF motor (as shown in their add-ons for that plane). Will see next spring how that works. The BD-5 is a fairly heavy composite plane, so if it works well with it, I may consider putting this power set-up in my future 90mm EDF foamie builds. It was a fairly affordable combination. |
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