CJM 1/7th F-18E Superhornet Maiden
01-02-2013, 02:24 PM
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CJM 1/7th F-18E Superhornet Maiden
I had the pleasure of finally finishing my CJM F-18 a few weeks ago. I worked on the kit sparingly for about two years; Event participation over the past years had me really busy. Thehornet has been redesigned by CJM, and it also lost a few pounds in the process. The wet weight is 53.5 pounds. The aircraft has a length of 109inches, and a wingspan of 80 inches, so it's a big boy.Stabs and Verticals are now detachable for ease of transport. CJM also designed a superbcapture mechanism on the stabs and verticals for ease of assemblyand disassembly. The newhornet is a vast improvment over the older version from a few years ago.I had the pleasure ofactually participating inthe layup process of the kit, and I'm reallyhappy tohave had the opportunity to do so.
TheF-18 is powered bya Jet Central Mommoth, and thatis more than enough power for this big bird!Guidance is the new DX18QQ, and this combination makes fora great flying jet. First flight requirred absolutely no trimming period!The day went really well, and I'll enjoy the experience of flying this F-18for hopefully a long time. The highest appreciation to CJMfor such a fantastic kit! Pictures and a video areincluded in this post. Happy New Yearto all.
Video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJjVGVR65-g
Lewis Patton
TheF-18 is powered bya Jet Central Mommoth, and thatis more than enough power for this big bird!Guidance is the new DX18QQ, and this combination makes fora great flying jet. First flight requirred absolutely no trimming period!The day went really well, and I'll enjoy the experience of flying this F-18for hopefully a long time. The highest appreciation to CJMfor such a fantastic kit! Pictures and a video areincluded in this post. Happy New Yearto all.
Video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJjVGVR65-g
Lewis Patton
01-02-2013, 02:47 PM
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RE: CJM 1/7th F-18E Superhornet Maiden
ORIGINAL: smitty1001
Congrats Lewis! It looks awesome! Did they resurface the runway?!?!?!?!?!
Congrats Lewis! It looks awesome! Did they resurface the runway?!?!?!?!?!
01-02-2013, 05:08 PM
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RE: CJM 1/7th F-18E Superhornet Maiden
ORIGINAL: HotelSierra
Gotta love the Split S manuever during a maiden flight
. Congrats on the nice build!
Gotta love the Split S manuever during a maiden flight
. Congrats on the nice build!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EInnRANOm7s
Looks great Lewis, and a fine job flying considering at this time of year the sun is low & directly in your eyes.
01-03-2013, 02:51 AM
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RE: CJM 1/7th F-18E Superhornet Maiden
Hello Lewis,
Congrats to your maiden ! The F18 looks very good.
Mine is still sitting in the basement waiting for its maiden, but you know, to much other projects
The weight of my F-18F is 59.5 wet. The JC P200 should do the job.
Lets see what happens in 2013
Happy new year to you and your family
Jens
Congrats to your maiden ! The F18 looks very good.
Mine is still sitting in the basement waiting for its maiden, but you know, to much other projects
The weight of my F-18F is 59.5 wet. The JC P200 should do the job.
Lets see what happens in 2013
Happy new year to you and your family
Jens
01-03-2013, 09:35 AM
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RE: CJM 1/7th F-18E Superhornet Maiden
ORIGINAL: Jet Jens
Hello Lewis,
Congrats to your maiden ! The F18 looks very good.
Mine is still sitting in the basement waiting for its maiden, but you know, to much other projects
The weight of my F-18F is 59.5 wet. The JC P200 should do the job.
Lets see what happens in 2013
Happy new year to you and your family
Jens
Hi Jens,
Happy New Year to you and your family.
The good thing about the new kit is that it is much lighter. Plus the big Jet Central Mammoth doesn't hurt either (LOL)!
Hello Lewis,
Congrats to your maiden ! The F18 looks very good.
Mine is still sitting in the basement waiting for its maiden, but you know, to much other projects
The weight of my F-18F is 59.5 wet. The JC P200 should do the job.
Lets see what happens in 2013
Happy new year to you and your family
Jens
Hi Jens,
Happy New Year to you and your family.
The good thing about the new kit is that it is much lighter. Plus the big Jet Central Mammoth doesn't hurt either (LOL)!
