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10-31-2017, 06:42 AM

JetsRC

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Skymaster F-18F

Hi guys, I just wanted to leave a video of my F-18F from Skymaster.... Twin JC Cheetah engines....
Hope you like it...

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10-31-2017, 07:16 AM

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nice flight, are your turbines mid or tail mounted?

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10-31-2017, 07:46 AM

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nice flight, are your turbines mid or tail mounted?

Hi Fenderbean, they are mid mounted...

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10-31-2017, 11:54 AM

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Great Vid! Touch and go's were great.

This will be my next plane!

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10-31-2017, 11:57 AM

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I saw one of these fly a few weeks ago, it flew great with the rear mounted turbines. At least from a spectators standpoint.

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10-31-2017, 05:57 PM

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NICE FLYING !!

What was your dry weight with the Cheetahs?

Thx in advance

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11-01-2017, 09:26 AM

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Awesome Michel!!! Now THAT is a great take off!

I like the smoke behind the hills. It’s like a bombing/straiffing run was just done with the Supa!

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11-01-2017, 11:56 AM

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Hey Jet have you flown yours with the center and wing tanks on it?

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11-02-2017, 06:43 AM

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NICE FLYING !!

What was your dry weight with the Cheetahs?

Thx in advance

Haven't weighted the jet, but it is a standard build, with the 2 cheetah the performance is amazing with huge verticals, short take offs, etc...

Here is another video I did in March, check the takeoff on this one...

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11-02-2017, 06:44 AM

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Awesome Michel!!! Now THAT is a great take off!

I like the smoke behind the hills. It’s like a bombing/straiffing run was just done with the Supa!

Hi Ravill, yeah it looked great, a fire started on that day when I was flying... It was not on our club but firemen controlled it a while later. For film purposes it looked great...

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11-02-2017, 06:46 AM

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Hey Jet have you flown yours with the center and wing tanks on it?

Yes I have flown it with all missiles and the center tank. Haven't tried the wing tanks yet.
In general with this power the jet handles perfectly with this setup, only thing is that the elevator becomes much more sensitive with the center tank, with missiles only no change at all.

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11-02-2017, 07:10 AM

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I really wish they would fix the main landing gear wheels on their Hornets. The round profile wheels look so bad especially when EVERYTHING else is so good.