I got rid of that takeoff jump by using full flaps and force rotate sooner (use that big elevator to your advantage). Currently converting landing gear to hydro, I got tired of the many gear down flights. But they do fly awesome when the gear is up.

David

Why not offer the JL F-35 as a BVM? That was a pretty decent sized model, had good lines.

David

I spoke with Patti about doing a JL PNP F35 while at SJS. Discussed the big wing C and the AF A would be easy to do with some scale liberties. She was not aware of the potential market of the F35. She was going to meet with the JL guys soon and said she would discuss it with them. I told her if they got it right they would sell a boat load of them.

Only thing is that JL used the same lines as FEJ, which copied a "one only" pre-production model. It would probably require a new mold with new panel lines and a new NLG double door.

I also thought that DER Jets was going to update their version with a nose job?

Jet legend as we know already have a developed and sorted F35 from before they bought an interest in BVM, see my post early for an example in this thread.
I've owned this one for a number of years and it fly's very well as long as you stay away from cheapo "Specy" R/C.
As far as I am aware I have the only one in here in the UK perhaps the whole of Europe, Im not sure if any at all were bought by you guys in the USA.
Its hard wear and U/C is well sorted and mine flew very well with no bad habits other than a trim issue caused by the single large door on the nose gear, I resolve that by splitting it into two halves.

That's WAY above my pay grade..

Yeah.. full flap for takeoff and using full-up in the takeoff roll is the magic to stop the leaping into the air. I also mix tailerons when the flaps are down, and remove ALL aileron movement with full flap. So roll is 100% controlled by taileron with full flaps

Another big deal is that LM has become extremely proud of the F-35 branding. You can get away making them in China, but the minute you place a US Brand on it.......expect that letter in the mail.

David

What a coincidence! Just happened to be watching QE Super Carrier on TV while reading this thread.

I ended up with a jetelegend F-35 kit wich is as rare as chicken tooth at my place.. it is likely to do the maiden flight on it soon, but I am not sure of some things I decided like:

1) using flaps at takeoff, a la F18 to smooth out the takeoff rotation.

2) using just tailerons, and aleirons only as flaps.

3) cg placement.

Eventually I will change the paint scheme on it, to the scale gray ghost instead of the non scale "edwards" scheme, wich is best for long range visibility...anyway I will post my impressions here as soon as I do the test flight.

And this is the cockpit so far.. some polyestirene sheet, $5 action figure, a sliced ping pong ball and a assortment of mundane eveyday things. If the first flights go well, I will improve it.

The cold never bother me anyway.

Not really sure why you would need to go to tailerons. If you have flaperons already there, by all means why not use them?

Some eons ago, I did some setup experiments with a 1/8 scale F16 , and tried a normal setup with no flaps, normal+flaperons, flaperons+elevons and just flaps and elevons.. the later was the one that worked best for me.

As the F-35 has about the same wing/elevator platform then I will start this way...

she is hot!!!

Good advice, this is something I will do, however I have not decided yet how I will actuate the new door..