Yellow Aircraft F-18 Hornet ARF
07-11-2002, 02:57 AM
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Yellow Aircraft F-18 Hornet ARF
Does anyone have any experience with the Yellow Aircraft ARFs ? how is the quality ? Im thinking of the single F18 hornet, how is this plane ? how does it fly ? is the ARF finish done well ? do the ARFs come with the landing gear ? hardware ?
Thanx, any input is appreciated ..
Wojtek
Thanx, any input is appreciated ..
Wojtek
07-11-2002, 06:18 AM
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Yellow Aircraft F-18 Hornet ARF
I have seen several of Yellow'a Blue Angel F/A-18's, Starfire and A-4 arfs. Beautiful finishes and great flyers. Shaun can fill ya in with more details.
07-11-2002, 06:39 AM
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I have a F18 ARF assemble by Tamjets with a P120 in it. Looks very sharp, I'll snap some pictures. I also have a F4 ARF with Ram500r also done by Tamjets, maiden flight by Tony F. at Prado jet meets last month. It flies fine... 
07-11-2002, 06:45 AM
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Wojtek,
Yellow F-18 with JetCat P-80 (17lbs of thurst) flies very well. Will try MW54 (12lbs of thrust) turbine later.
Let me have your Email ID. I can send you some pictures of mine. Mine comes with landing gear and retracts.
Aldous
Yellow F-18 with JetCat P-80 (17lbs of thurst) flies very well. Will try MW54 (12lbs of thrust) turbine later.
Let me have your Email ID. I can send you some pictures of mine. Mine comes with landing gear and retracts.
Aldous
07-11-2002, 11:26 AM
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Wojtek,
Come out flying with us this weekend and you can see first hand a Yellow A4 ARF fly. Yellow ARF's seem to be top notch. Light, strong and good looking.
Mark M.
Come out flying with us this weekend and you can see first hand a Yellow A4 ARF fly. Yellow ARF's seem to be top notch. Light, strong and good looking.
Mark M.
07-11-2002, 07:49 PM
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Call me biased, but I think Yellow's ARFs are the very best there are. The fit of the components is perfect, and the flying surfaces are all glass-covered (instead of sticky-back papered). They use automotive primer, paint and clearcoat, too. They all come with plug-in wings as standard, and all the hatches and canopy hold-downs are done. All you do is add servos, landing gear and powerplant.
Want one? Order it through me and save a few bucks. How's THAT for ad copy?
Want one? Order it through me and save a few bucks. How's THAT for ad copy?
07-11-2002, 08:03 PM
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Shaun,
can you email me the pricing on a F-18 hornet (blue/white) and the available gear and accessories ?
thanx
Wojtek
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can you email me the pricing on a F-18 hornet (blue/white) and the available gear and accessories ?
thanx
Wojtek
[email protected]
07-12-2002, 07:38 AM
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wojtek,
I stopped in to visit with a friend who's been prepping his Yellow F-18 and was impressed by the quality of this ARF. See pics at: http://www.usrcjc.org/projects/project_bparsons.htm
I stopped in to visit with a friend who's been prepping his Yellow F-18 and was impressed by the quality of this ARF. See pics at: http://www.usrcjc.org/projects/project_bparsons.htm
07-12-2002, 07:12 PM
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Perhaps Yellow Aircraft can chime in but last I heard there are two paint schemes available. The one shown on the USRCJC projects web and the Blue Angels. I can't remember if the rudders were functional but I think not on this one.
Don't know about a turbine option but from what I see there is plenty of room for a 12 lb class turbine. The saddle tanks are proprietary Funkey pieces (15 oz each?) and there appears to be plenty of room ahead of the engine for a larger "main tank". The rear top hatch is appropriately placed so you can mount the turbine as aft as possible. It should be an easy conversion if Yellow does not offer one.
Don't know about a turbine option but from what I see there is plenty of room for a 12 lb class turbine. The saddle tanks are proprietary Funkey pieces (15 oz each?) and there appears to be plenty of room ahead of the engine for a larger "main tank". The rear top hatch is appropriately placed so you can mount the turbine as aft as possible. It should be an easy conversion if Yellow does not offer one.
07-12-2002, 07:40 PM
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Well,
Truth be told, I'd much rather answer specific inquiries about specific birds. Not all kits/ARFs are available at all times, and so forth.
On the Hornet ARF, the rudders don't come cut out. They're really not at all necessary (unless you go T power), then you just cut them out and do what you'd do if it was a kit-built bird. It takes about a day.
The price for the ARF Hornet is $1680, the scale metal wheels, tires and brakes are $220, the semi-scale struts are $120. So, $2020 gets everything but servos and propulsion.
Speaking of schemes, there's a new one. It's a fleet low-vis gray scheme complete with dull finish and weathering. It looks very cool. If you want it, email me, cuz there's only one left, and my name's on it. That one's $100 more than the Blue Angels or Hornet #1
Cheers,
Truth be told, I'd much rather answer specific inquiries about specific birds. Not all kits/ARFs are available at all times, and so forth.
On the Hornet ARF, the rudders don't come cut out. They're really not at all necessary (unless you go T power), then you just cut them out and do what you'd do if it was a kit-built bird. It takes about a day.
The price for the ARF Hornet is $1680, the scale metal wheels, tires and brakes are $220, the semi-scale struts are $120. So, $2020 gets everything but servos and propulsion.
Speaking of schemes, there's a new one. It's a fleet low-vis gray scheme complete with dull finish and weathering. It looks very cool. If you want it, email me, cuz there's only one left, and my name's on it. That one's $100 more than the Blue Angels or Hornet #1
Cheers,
07-13-2002, 12:49 PM
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Shaun,
Thanks for coming on.
My buddy and I had a question regarding the semi-scale trailing arm struts for the mains. There appears to be a light spring inside to extend the arms when they unload, however, there is no damping effect when the plane is sitting on them. Is this correct? I would imagine there might be a problem with sway on this size plane if the springs were strong enough to provide some effect.
Thanks.
Thanks for coming on.
My buddy and I had a question regarding the semi-scale trailing arm struts for the mains. There appears to be a light spring inside to extend the arms when they unload, however, there is no damping effect when the plane is sitting on them. Is this correct? I would imagine there might be a problem with sway on this size plane if the springs were strong enough to provide some effect.
Thanks.
07-13-2002, 02:32 PM
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I saw Adil Nasim's Blue Angels A4 ARF...it really was impressive. Worth it, for sure. Had surface detail on the wings, beautiful paint work, seemed very light, and flew up a storm. I built an A4, and by the time all was said and done, I wish I had looked harder at the ARF.
07-13-2002, 02:48 PM
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Hey shaun, you said if i had any questions to get with you about my f-18. Well here it is, someone else asked about it too. The trailing struts for the mains are very light springs inside, i was thinking of opening them up and finding the size of spring with more strength, as to provide more shock, i have heard of a few people busting the connecting link of the main strut, b/c of hard landings. well thanks.... Nick
07-13-2002, 04:02 PM
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Nick,
Best advice for that is DON'T, I think. I think some torsion might be able to break that, but shear impact probably wont. Those struts aren't meant to be functional shock-absorbers, they're just meant to give the look. If you go and replace the spring, the airplane will want to 'rock-and-roll' on taxi (landing and takeoff) as the air hits the wings. If you're concerned about it, what I did was use a metal washer and some hard foam rubber in the big tube, glued up into the top of the cylinder, so that the smaller tube that telescopes inside of it would hit a 1/4" thick piece of rubber. That more than did the trick. If you like, you can send them to me and I'll make the mod for you. Hope this helps.
Shaun
Best advice for that is DON'T, I think. I think some torsion might be able to break that, but shear impact probably wont. Those struts aren't meant to be functional shock-absorbers, they're just meant to give the look. If you go and replace the spring, the airplane will want to 'rock-and-roll' on taxi (landing and takeoff) as the air hits the wings. If you're concerned about it, what I did was use a metal washer and some hard foam rubber in the big tube, glued up into the top of the cylinder, so that the smaller tube that telescopes inside of it would hit a 1/4" thick piece of rubber. That more than did the trick. If you like, you can send them to me and I'll make the mod for you. Hope this helps.
Shaun