New afterburner ring and reflection
 

Hi guys!
I have changed the turbine in my F-16 from a GBooster 160 to a Jetcat P180, and needed a new
and bigger pipe, which also meant that I needed a new afterburner ring from Flugmodellbau in
Germany. Hajo, the owner of the company, came up with this triple LED ring which gives off an
incredible amount of light. However, I had to place the ring a bit further in on the pipe so it is not
too visible when not lit, and still I wanted to see the effect from an angle. I clad the back part of
the cone with reflective tape on the inside, and the result is that you can see the light (reflection)
at a very steep angle, not always having to show the tail to the spectators - I can't wait to fly her
again!!:D

Tor

RE: New afterburner ring and reflection
 

Looks really good Tor. Please post a picture of it ON in the day time when you get a chance. Also, did you need to change the battery capacity or LED driver for the bigger LED ring?

RE: New afterburner ring and reflection
 

I had a similar problem with my Gripen with only a small gap between the exhaust pipe and the fiberglass nozzle. I also lined the inside of the nozzle with reflective tape. It looks great inside in low/medium light conditions from the side, but in the bright mid-day sun, you really can only see it well from directly behind. As such, I'm making a new fibreglass nozzle that has a bigger opening.

Your F-16 has a much bigger gap (not to mention the extra LED's), so you'll probably be pleased with the results.

Regards,

Jim

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The LED driver is the same as for the smaller ring, and so far I'm running
it on 7.4V Lipo packs - but I know that there has been talk about using a
larger pack, maybe 11.1V to get it even brighter.
If you haven't seen the old ring in daylight, watch this video - it's quite
amazing, and this was the old, single ring!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnKCz...e=channel_page

Tor

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I'm so gonna have to do this to my JL 1/8th F-16.

RE: New afterburner ring and reflection
 

You can get the parts from Todd at Dreamworks, he has smaller rings in stock!

Tor

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Thanks.........Todd will be getting alot of my business after Xmas. I need the centerline smoke tank, a smoke system, door sequencer, brake valve, this light set and probably some other misc stuff...

RE: New afterburner ring and reflection
 

Hey,

That video is freakin' sick. I'm sooooo gonna get one of those. Todd, do you have one that will fit the Yellow F-16?

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Shaun, you would not regret that, it looks awesome!
These are the ring sizes available from Flugmodellbau in Germany,
Todd can get all of these:

inner 79mm, outer 89mm, 5mm LED

inner 80mm, outer 86mm, 3mm LED

inner 60mm, outer 66mm, 3mm LED

inner 55mm, outer 61mm, 3mm LED

inner 106, outer 116, 5mm LED

inner 96mm, outer 106mm, 5mm LED

Tor

RE: New afterburner ring and reflection
 

I am ordering a Skymaster F-15 in April .... anyone knows the Ring Size of the F-15??

I would love to get two of these rings for it .... The F-15J will have a P-160SX in it ...

RE: New afterburner ring and reflection
 

The 79 mm inner diameter is supposed to be for bifurcated pipes, but the best thing is to ask Anton for the size of the tailpipe!
Tor

RE: New afterburner ring and reflection
 

Hi Ice Pilot,

Just seen your post re the triple after burner ring.

I have just purchased the same from Airfighter, who are now marketing these instead of Flugmodellbau.

Am I right in thinking that you can power it from a 7.4v Lipo or even 11v+??
At present I have tested it with a 4.8v 1200ma nicad pack, and its dul, dull, dull !!

Cheers,

Steve

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Hello::)

One question. Which color are the LEDs ???

Many thanks in advance.;)

Carlos.

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RE: New afterburner ring and reflection
 

They are a very bright orange color like you see in my pictures.

Tor

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Thank you. ;)

Carlos.

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