F-15 Help Me Decide On Which One Please
 

I am planning on buying an F-15 which will be flown off of grass runways most of the time and I will put my Jet Central Super Eagle turbine in it (30 pounds of thrust). I want the version with ailersons and flaps and of course the ARF versions.

I am trying to decide between: Skymaster, Jet Legend and Fei Bao.

Can you guys with experience with the F-15 or with these manufactures help me out with some information so I can make the right decision on which one to purchase?

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

If you need to ask me for more information please do.

Thanks Again,
Don

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skymaster only///top quality and class and best flyer!
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=362


see edition No: AF154R is External painted for Camo color scheme with full rivets !!!

http://www.skymasterjet.com/f15.htm

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Hi,

I have a Jet Legend completed and ready to test fly.

I have two concerns with your post:
1 This plane has tiny wheels, maybe 2 inch. I think it would be difficult to fly from grass.
2 The stock fuel tanks hold 90 ounces of fuel, your flight time maybe very short.

The kit is very nice and it assembles quickly, I would buy this ARF again based on my experience.
Good Luck, let me know if you have any questions regarding the Jet Legend F-15.

John Roth

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You might look at Fly Eagle thru TBM:

http://troybuiltmodels.com/newsite/j...agle_f-15.html

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Thanks George I will check out the information you provided.

John,
I normally use 3" on the grass. I see that Camlex has listed 3 1/4" mains and 2 1/4" nose as the Jet Legends F-15 landing gear.
Will yours except larger tires but it came with only 2"?

I agree I might have a hard time with only 2" tires on the mains.

Thanks,
Don

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Thanks Thud Driver, will do...

Have you had any experience with the Fly Eagles?

Don

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The mains are 3.25" and the nose is 2.25".
I do not think larger wheels would allow the gear doors to close.

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John,
Are you saying the 3.25's will work but larger won't due to closing of the doors?

Or, are you saying the 3.25's will work but the doors won't close?

Thanks,
Don

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Avonds new F-15 ARF looks really good. Can go with tailerons or install flaps and ailerons. Full composite, no bypass highly detailed. My first generation Eagle Flys great, would'nt go with anything else F-15 wise.

mb

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I have a JL F-15 and I would not buy another one. Although Dante from Camlex was great to deal with, I had numerous issues with the quality. The lower part of the struts on both mains bent after smooth landings. Problem was they were not compressing into the upper halves. Instead they were jamming against the the inside so the lowers took the brunt of the landings. The top of the retracts were cutting into the main fuel tanks so much that I had to shim the main gear so the tanks could fit. This prevented the wheels from retracting totally into the fuse so I couldn't put on the gear doors( I just recently corrected that issue by chopping away at the top of the fuse in the main hatch area so the tanks had more room and I removed the shims so now the wheels retract and I could put in gear doors). I had the main header tank split at the seam causing a major fuel leak and had to take apart the fuse to get to it and repair it(I'm running the fueler pump with a 6 cell pack). The paint quality is ok but they missed certain parts altogether. If I had to do it again, I would look at Skymaster or Yellow.

Marty

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No, just that the price was very attractive, some things came installed and it was about the same size as all the others.

There's an active thread here on RCU about Fly Eagle models.

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Thanks guys very much. This is very helpful. I appreciate the help and will check out each bit of information you are giving me.
Don

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I own the FB F-15 and have owned one of the first SM F-15's. They are identical in size and design. IMHO you want to steer clear of the taileron version. The aileron version is much more responsive and you don't feel like you are moving the ailerons and waiting for it to turn. The FB model came with preinstalled gear doors and cylinder, and the tubing was attached to the cylinder, that was great. It took only a few hours to get it ready to fly. It also came out lighter that the SM version (albeit I had one of the early models, so I am only speaking on terms of what I had, I do not know how the newer version compares). The gear in the SM and FB versions look and feel identical. The paint on the FB model i s excellent, I have the camo version and it is better than I could have done for the money. I am still waiting to fly the FB model, but it feels like it will fly just fine, given the weight and the fact that it did not need any weight in the nose to balance it. I have installed a WrenSS so I do not know if it will be enough (18 pounds of thrust) I have had some folks tell me that 18 is not enough. I have a P-80 which I may swap in to the F-15 prior to the maiden just to make sure.
For the moeny I do not think you could go wrong with the FB model, especially if you buy it with the gear door package.
Tommy

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I haven't seen a FEJ F-15 in person, but if it's anything like their F-16 it should be the best bargain out there. There is a Fly Eagle F-15 build thread in this forum. You should check it out and maybe PM the guys who have built one. I'm very pleased with my F-16.

Joe

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The mains are 3.25 and they allow the doors to close, larger wheels would not fit.
The fuel tanks do rub the main retracts and needed to be shimmed with a washer.
I bought my plane from Mike Lin of Global Jet Club, the retracts, gear doors and cylinders were installed. One gear door cylinder door was leaking, they sent a replacement.

I have not flown the plane, it does have ailerons and flaps.

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Thanks again guys. RC guys are the best. Every time I ask for any type of help I get more than I could have hoped for.

I am going through all this information.

One thing that is concerning me is the size of the fuel tanks. Since I will be using a Super Eagle turbine with 30 pounds of thrust I may need some fuel storage. Of course most of the time I won't be at full throttle and gobbling up the fuel but I will still like to have a gallon of fuel on board. Is this possible with any of these models?

Thanks,
Don

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hi
i am doing the yellow arf f-15 it is a very good high quality plane the paint is outstanding the craftmanship in assembly is way above the norm i am a scale profesional builder and it meets or excells in all areas and i know they fly very well also i have also a sm f-15 a good plane but not as scale and complete as the yelow f-15 ...thats my 2 cents worth....

Arden

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you can get this:

http://www.dreamworksrc.com/catalog/...roducts_id=228

or cut the skymaster center under tank and fit tank there..they where using this way to store the smoke ...

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Arden,
Does the Yellow or the Skymaster build quicker?
Thanks,
Don

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Thank you George as I had not thought of that...
Don

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Hi,

They're all good birds. The Yellow is a little more involved as far as the installation of the servos in the tail. This is because there is no visble linkage, and everything (fins/stabs) comes off. Beside that, I think the installation is pretty similar with Eagles with full-house controls. The Y/A Eagle is the most scale, has the best finish and has the gear doors and speed brake (and actuator cylinders) installed. My $.02

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Thank you Shaun.
Don

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Shaun,
I sent you an email for more information.
Don