Eurofighter RC Fighter Plane in Action And Showing Off !! ✈️ 8S Freewing

Описание: Watch the flights go on with the repaired Freewing Eurofighter RC plane, now performing thrilling flight shows that spam graceful ass-drifted loaded rolls and aggressive maneuvering close to the ground in true tactical military aviation style! The footage highlights the speed and agility of the Eurofighter from multiple perspectives, showing why this is one of the best RC jets around, somehow capturing the essence of the full scale bird!

This year I didn't post many videos of the Freewing Eurofighter as I focused on the Eurosport and other jets, but rest assured, I have plenty of exciting footage of it that I'll continue to post here!

This 90mm EDF RC plane truly is one of the coolest foam jets in the market. She just flies so damn great and precise, even in turbulent wind conditions! Plus, it has power to spare in the 8S configuration, allowing proper fun at both fast and slow speeds, even with all the ordnance loaded up... what a sight, what a thrill! Not to mention this one is very easy to land! If you don't have one in your collection, you are missing out big time!

The Freewing Eurofighter flies a lot more scale-like than most other rc jets in the same category do, mostly due to its canarded-delta design and unique aerodynamics. Also, this new Eurofighter offering by Freewing features wingtip twist, which very likely helps in that regard. The flight dynamics of the model make it look more like a full scale size jet than usual if you know how to pull the moves correctly with a trick or two... the jet just cuts through the air at a large angle of attack, drifting ass gracefully without wing rocking, stalling or snapping, even when excess sideslip develops. That's a feature that most deltas share, but that the Eurofighter reigns supreme at!

This jet doesn't feature the crazy maneuverability of its former versions which also featured thrust vectoring nozzles and were lighter, but it has a greater top speed and retains energy better, thanks to the newer, sleeker airframe design and larger, more true-to-scale wing planform. Wingtip twist also seems to have improved high alpha performance and stability, as expected (less wing rocking), though obviously the jet loses control sooner, due to the lack of TV nozzles.

Testing the airbrake, it doesn't seem to cause any undesired tendencies. Also, the mock drop tanks increase drag but they help the jet with high alpha as they shift the CG further aft, the CP slightly forward, and add some lift and lateral stability of their own!

Flights 41st to 44th on 'Lara'.

Pilot: RC4ever
Airfield: RACBSA
Ground video: Luis Ibáñez

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SPECS: (Reflecting MY particular modded setup)

Wingspan: 1030mm (960mm)
Length: 1450mm (1400mm)
Weight without batteries: TBD
Batteries weight: TBD (Main + Rx packs)
Take-off weight: TBD
CG: 30mm behind factory marks
Power System: 8S
Electronic Speed Control: 120A with 8A/BEC
EDF: 12-Blade fan
Motor: 4075-1350kv brushless
Servos:
4x 9g digital hybrid gear servo
2x 9g digital metal gear servo
2x 17g digital metal gear servo
3x Electric landing gear retracts
1x Airbrake actuator
Batteries:
Main batts: HRB 8S 4200mAh 60C Li-Po
Rx batt: CNHL 2S 650mAh Li-Po
Material: EPO Foam
Tx: Jeti DS-24
Rx/gyro: Jeti Rex-12A
Current sensor: Jeti MUI-200
UBEC: TGY 8-15A

A note on CG: at 30mm (roughly) behind factory marks under the wings, the model is still noticeably nose heavy. Not too bad, decent enough for most users but definitely not ideal for those searching for the optimal aerobatic performance. One way or another, it's a shame that model aircraft manufacturers suggest such ridiculously over-exaggerated CG settings. There's no way a jet like this will fly any good with CG where they tell you to. At 25-30mm behind the marks, the jet is perfectly stable, with room to shift further aft. Actually, 25-30mm behind the marks is probably a much better spot for a maiden flight. Even then, sadly, the jet still required elevon pitch up trim. As of this moment, my canard offset is about 2mm LE down from the suggested fuselage marks. Will probably increase it further (pitch down) once I move the CG further back.

SETTINGS:

Long story short: Full mechanical throws with factory linkage setup (although I moved the linkages one hole further out on the canard servo atms to increase canard throws) and very large expo values all around, in the 70% range.

Mechanical offsets/trim:

Elevons: 2-3mm trailing edge up
Canards: 2mm pitch down (LE, root)
Rudder: Centered

Physical throws: YES.

Chapters:
00:00 - 42nd Flight
04:50 - 44th Flight (low light)
09:18 - 43rd Flight
14:38 - 41st Flight

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