I recently bought and built and flew a few times a t-38 from 3dfoamy. It flies, but as my wife says "it looks like a boat". I have a hyperion 3800kv brushless motor geared 2.8 to 1 on a 8x6 prop, and I ahve experiemented with 9x7.5 prop. 1250 mah Kokam battery.

It rolls good but doesn't go that fast. What are some good ideas to get *** to fly better. Wouldn't a direct drive high rpm brushless be better with a small prop. Or would the frame take that speed?

"Looks like a BOAT"??????What kind of a boat?I always thought it is one of the best looking JETS ever built!BTW, try an AXI 2212/20 on 3s and APC 8x6.

It doesn't look like a boat, it looks great, it flies like a boat. But I did say "looks like". Thanks, Ive put an outrunner brushless on it and will try it when it stops raining. Thanks for the input.

Yeah, you need more power, let us know how the now motor works out..

[link=http://www.3dfoamy.com/Videos/3dft38.wmv]Here is mine with a hacker A20-20L[/link]

I use a Himax 2015-5400 and the c-drive gearing, 25 amp Pheonix ESC, 9 X 7 prop, Apogee 1570 3-cell. Vertical is out of sight. 10 to 15 min flights depending on throttle of course.