The colored missiles made me smile.

Is this a repaint of the current F-18? Is EFlite finally offering multiple color schemes of the same model at the same time..?

Also, ARF+. Nice I'm glad they're listening! Maybe they'll give us two color schemes for that Beech 18 SOME DAY

I purchased the original eflight F-18 and could never get it off the ground. The negatlve angle of attack along with not enough power attributed to an expensive static model. I even put bigger wheels on the nose strut. I ended up selling it. I purchased the
FW F-18 ARF+ and I have no problem taking off on our field. FW 9 blade 1920 KV.

Why do these manufactures have go give us a "history lesson" on the origins of the full scale aircraft? Most of us modelers already know this stuff!

I kind of wish they would offer a static model version! Take out all the electronics and retracts... I wonder how cheap it would be. I would like this and the Thunderbirds F-16 to hang from the ceiling.

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Originally Posted by mmmccull

I kind of wish they would offer a static model version! Take out all the electronics and retracts... I wonder how cheap it would be. I would like this and the Thunderbirds F-16 to hang from the ceiling.

Why don't you just get a scale model...

I think this is gonna be a cool plane. Always a Blue Angel fan. I have my share of 64mm Blue angel EDFs. A bit small and very difficult to hand launch. The Freewing 90mm is a little too costly and oversized for my environment. This E-Flite 80mm seems like a great compromise for me.

But i got to raise the Benjamin's for it.

I love the look of these planes but sincerely no matter how well manicured our club keeps the runaway, these jets all struggle.
I have the L39 from Motion, it needs the entire runway, its needs a dangerous amount of flaps so your balancing take off speed with stall characteristics of taking off too soon.
The other night at out club a buddy had an eflight scale jet, same issues, barely lifted off the grass and we have a very long runway

Not all of them struggle, just the ones that are overweight and underpowered.

Even with the excellent static and good dynamic thrust of the FMS fan, shoving an 80mm into something that weighs up to 3400 grams....it's just too much weight for the fan size without going to high voltage.

Add to that some draggy ordinance and a CG that's too far forward and yes, it'll struggle.

It's sort of comical that HH recommends (up to) and 8000 mah battery in this thing in the manual. Even on pavement something this size would struggle a bit with what could be an ~1100 gram battery. 3400 grams AUW is too heavy to do more than fly racetrack patterns in the sky.

number 7 is the only blue angle that is a two seater that i know of...number 6 is a single seater

It looks like they have used the 2 seater to stand in on occasion. 163468 did have a 6 on it at one time, but 7 seems to be the "normal" number. I don't see any pics of 162419 with a 6 on it. Only 5 and 7.

So is this the exact same model as the other e-flite 80mm F18 just sporting a new paint job?

According to my LHS it's slightly cheaper than the original version.

Originally Posted by CR5

So is this the exact same model as the other e-flite 80mm F18 just sporting a new paint job?

According to my LHS it's slightly cheaper than the original version.

Exactly, hard to figure all hoopla as if it's something new.....(marketing), we send you test plane and you must fly it!