Flying the Freewing 90mm F-4 Phantom High-Performance Version

The 1900kV inrunner in this F-4 Phantom is a beast! Such a joy to fly. Leave any questions below and check the links in the description here:
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[@victorrcjets7660]

Miss mine a lot, want a new one someday...

[@randybarnhill3098]

What a beautiful model, the only detail missing is the centerline drop tank. The wing tanks on the phantom were rarely used. More room for the weapons rails. VF-103 Sluggers, U.S.S. Forrestal CV-59, 81-83.

[@jcheck6]

Air Force used wing tanks most every flight.

[@timvanasen6711]

Beautiful edf in the air great flying for a beginner James lol I don't have an F-4 in my hanger so I'll order one soon I'll put in a Spectrum AR631 reciever to bind up with my Spectrum DX8 transmitter 😉👍🛩

[@flymachine]

I know it'snot really there but in tight turns and abrupt pull ups it just looks so right that my mind is making me see vapour puffs and streams - just stunning

[@natecougoule9468]

Love my Camo F-4 with the new 9 blade such a fun bird

[@MotionRC]

This was my first time flhying the F-4. Shes a keeper!

[@dannycarter3647]

Wow. Well done James. Your flying has come on a lot.

[@MotionRC]

Thanks Danny!

[@michaelholder2649]

Great flight. When I start getting into jets this will be one of my first fighter jets. Always loved the F-4 Phantom.

[@bjrnarsenstad1424]

Nice plane, and a nice flight ! Have one too, love it in the camo version!

[@jonoedwards4195]

Yes Please, SEA Camo is Da Sheeeeee! I want this F-4, only $1100 in Aus. Unreal, You are one Lucky Boy Bjomar. All the best.

[@rcpatriot2704]

Nice, I have one, but not maiden it yet! It will soon!! :)

[@MotionRC]

Be sure to set it up like I have with the neutral elevator at 8mm of up and a flap to elevator mix.

[@jonoedwards4195]

Good as it gets. F-4 loaded isda sheeee! Great display, Beauty M RC.

[@k.o.0]

Awesome scale plane! Smooth stable flight with gyro and plenty of power with the 5200.

[@robyn5623]

Can't wait to reach this level. I've just started with a 30mm edf mirage I built to train for a 64mm f35. I'd love to be able to fly a 90mm jet like this. Just the whistle as it glides by is amazing

[@MotionRC]

You can do it! Keep practicing and it'll click soon enough

[@0304051324]

​ @Motion RC @James T, it's not the diameter of the EDF, it's the airframe,t/w,wingloading,etc that dictates ease of use. My first ever(and so far only) EDF was the freewing Skyhawk. Never regreted the decision. Get a Delta, 80mm. Can't do too much wrong.

[@robyn5623]

@@0304051324 from what I've worked out, wing loading increases at larger scales. Should I account for that when comparing or do they compare directly? Also, the mirage has a wing loading of around 2.5 kg/m². Is that good? It seems to be working fine

[@reignman0311]

Luv the F4, this one is on rails!!

[@-cmafia-7745]

Really like this one James

[@MotionRC]

[@charlesrestivo870]

Hooray no talking during flight Finally !!! Nice flight

[@goldendredger]

Stuck that landing! Love the slow-mo landing to. Good looking plane! New subscriber and bell ringer here!

[@alphamrc309]

Welcome to the party!

[@MotionRC]

Thanks for the sub!

[@cliftonwhittaker260]

We used discarded wing tanks for water tanks for our shower facilities. A submersible heater warmed the water. Available only at our brigade base camp at LZ Sally in I Corps.

[@AustinMurphy7]

My uncle has one of these and he loves it! I am going to fly in a couple weeks!!

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Nice flying James. She's definitely locked in. 👍👍😎👊✌

[@rcturbinator7855]

Looking good there with the F-4 Phantom 😀👍

[@MotionRC]

Thanks Frode!

[@scottcooper578]

That a sweet bird! I gave the real deal eighteen years of my career as a crew chief & mechanic. On the gray version I would trim off the chin dome, neither the Navy or Marine Corp flew "D" model F-4's. The "D" model was the only variant with that ECM chin dome, Air Force only.

[@MotionRC]

Thank you for your service and the awesome info!

[@detaildon]

The F4b which the navy and marines flew had it.

[@scottcooper578]

If you look closely at a "B" model the chin dome is a smooth curve. I'm referring to that added hump. I've had my hands on every variant of the real airplane. The only variant with that "hump" on the bottom of the radome was the D.

[@donlockman3504]

@@scottcooper578 go look at a b model. I worked on the b, n, and s models.

[@scottcooper578]

@@donlockman3504The B model has the same radome as and AF... C model the bottom of the chin dome is smooth. The D and only the D model had that ECM pod that adds that bump for lack of better verbiage. None of the Navy's versions have that.

[@craigpennington1251]

Outstanding aircraft and the flying of. Really cool. Thanks for Not talking and No Music during flight. A great video.

[@MotionRC]

Thanks so much. Tried something different for this one. Didn't really need any talking as the plane sells itself!

[@craigpennington1251]

You are welcome.

[@craigpennington1251]

@@MotionRC It really does. Camera work on that video was so smooth.

[@BDTennessee]

Good flying james! This one of my favorite FW birds too!

[@MotionRC]

Thanks so much. She's a solid airframe

[@davidsnyder238]

Nice walk through on the Phantom. I love mine.

[@MotionRC]

Thanks David!

[@irvinparadizo6616]

Nice flight James, this jet I want to have in my hangar...

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Love my F4 on 8’s in camo scheme, what a great jet, thanks for sharing James 👊🏼👊🏼

[@robschoenbeck6368]

Nice flight James! Look forward to getting the F4 phantom next.

[@sensualeye]

Phantom Forever!

[@MotionRC]

[@walrathaviation5351]

Love the gray ghost, nice flight James.

[@roachcoachhelis6387]

Nice flight James I can't wait to fly my 8s version

[@MotionRC]

would love to try 8s

[@paulmcneil5529]

I love that Aeroplane.

[@mikebird8290]

GREAT FLIGHT OF A GREAT PLANE 🇬🇧🇺🇸 MOTION RC ♥️💯👍🤩

[@MotionRC]

Thanks Mike!

[@michaelwilkins5841]

Thank you...a beautiful airplane

[@MotionRC]

Thanks for watching!

[@richardwylie07]

Well done James, I'm loving you going back and flying some of the staples of the range!! If only I could buy one at the moment!! :-)

[@a-smallworld]

That thing cruises!

[@MotionRC]

For real!

[@Bonanza3023]

Nice work James. Looks like it flies great. Maybe you should attach the chute for landing? My friend Ivan has it and it’s really cool. I’m excited for the F-16 video. On the list!

[@jonoedwards4195]

I'd love to see that, interested in the storing of the chute too. Beauty James, stay Psyched on RC Flying.

[@RCHeliJet]

Very nice Landing.!!

[@toddsimmons4937]

Awesome flight James😎

[@RCPilotH]

Great flight Mr James.

[@Johnellenberger1]

Holy crap is that an awesome plane!

[@MotionRC]

yes it is!

[@whiskytango17]

It looks like this one has the slight need for right aileron trim like a few of us experienced. Makes the maiden a little fun until you dial it in

[@DadsRCHangar]

I love this plane James, I guess I will have to give in and buy one day. Was a scary moment when you turned to land ? Cool flight 👍🏻

[@MotionRC]

I was pleasently surprised by just how well she moves. I had never flown the F-4 and now I'm in love

[@jonoedwards4195]

Hahaha, I was finkin the same, nuffin worse than dropping a wing on finals setup, I'm an Kook on stalls. Beauty Dad's, love from Oz.

[@DadsRCHangar]

@@jonoedwards4195 awww Jono you missed the live show tonight, was hoping you be a Winner 👍🏻

[@jcheck6]

@@MotionRC Flies like the real one.

[@stevejohnson1871]

Great looking and good flying plane

[@MotionRC]

Thanks Steve!

[@RC4ever]

Nice flight James!

[@MotionRC]

Thanks Alejandro!

[@RC4ever]

@@MotionRC ;)

[@georgedouglas3456]

Love the slo-mo footage.

[@MotionRC]

Thanks George! Scale models look so good in slow mo

[@johnsons74thsquadron74]

My dream plane.❤️❤️❤️ I hope I get it next year, when I turn sweet happy 21.🤩🤩🤩

[@MotionRC]

Share a picture of it on your birthday and we'll do a shot of whiskey to salute you on the live show

[@johnsons74thsquadron74]

@@MotionRC Thanks James, maybe I will.

[@stevebarrow3042]

nice flight

[@RennsportRacer]

Awesome looking airplane!

[@SquawkVFRC]

Gee that’s cool! Definitely on my list! Would love to throw a turbine in this one. Such an iconic shape. Nice flight James!

[@MotionRC]

You should! Have Yoda do it!

[@SquawkVFRC]

@@MotionRC either him or I but a Phantom needs to be in my life lol! *don’t sing phantom of the opera...don’t sing phantom of the opera*

[@Mrtcoltpilot56]

Great flight. Very nice.

[@MotionRC]

[@Kwak46]

Awesome James...👍🇬🇧

[@MotionRC]

Thanks Sean!

[@allgood6760]

Awesome! 👍Now FYI there is a book about USMC Phantoms in Combat in Vietnam (Osprey Publishing).. Thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿

[@georgewatts9361]

Love this Jet.

[@iansrc4152]

I’ll have to get one of these but maybe after the F15, would get a 6000mah also to increase flight time.

[@MotionRC]

Good call, can't go wrong either way!

[@paulbassett214]

I am a heli guy but I do like the F4 :).

[@craigjones4587]

THE BEST LIPOS TO USE ARE THE TATTU R-LINE 95C 5100MAH- THE POWER IS AWESOME AND THEY DONT GET HOT

[@sadamson95]

nice flight with an 'almost' perfect landing, plane to get myself one sometime, just wish you could have the same power but with a longer flight time without adding all the extra weight with a bigger battery, really looking forward to you F16 flight video

[@cwwisk]

It is kinda cool, but full rotating flap tips would be cooler.

[@chriscastella9854]

Nice....buddy saw a few videos of you landing...try and make a longer and shallower approach...your landings will look beautiful...this kind of landing looks good for a c172

[@Joe-db2qk]

Thats a pretty cool plane 😎

[@elijahjackson1134]

Flight notes: I swapped the edf from stock 1750 as it was underperforming for my taste to the 1900kv edf and yes it has met my expectations. It’s deceptively fast I thing due to its size. It presents excellently. Very smooth flier. Vintage fighter aerobatics accomplished with ease. Plz note I found full throttle verticals shocking. The speed this plane reaches can catch you off guard. Deff need a good sized field to fly. Straight level passes at full throttle are surprisingly fast, as I said she get to it very well indeed. Landings are a piece of cake. Make your turn to final a nice graceful turn and with elevator throttle management you’ll be rewarded with the prettiest approaches ever. Phantom reminds me of the big WARTHOG the way it flies silky smooth and predictable. Clown with the ooovo 100c six cell pack. This plane checks all the boxes. Pay attention when adjusting the linkages. There is a slight fairing on the fuse to Align flaps to then ailerons. I highly suggest a heavy duty pushrod on the elevator. This plane worth the money if you love phantoms. Even to just hang it from the ceiling.

[@captainbuttnuggets4786]

Very cool

[@trouttrout3553]

Just like DaNang!!!

[@MegaControltv]

ooo se ve espectacular!!! ya me gustaría probarlo y hacerle un video también en español en mi canal jeje ;)

[@jefflucas_life]

Awesome!

[@georgevprochazka5316]

I have the early setup. How much more power are you getting compared to that ?

[@richardwylie07]

Freaks me out when I see guys using full speed for Flap deployment. Do yourself a favour and slow those flaps down to 2 or 3 seconds in the transition.

[@ignaciovera8107]

ayo, BTW, I Already gave like to tomorrow's stream and of course this video.

[@alphamrc309]

Thanks!

[@ignaciovera8107]

@@alphamrc309 No, thanks to All motion RC guys and companies to selling and making RC jets, making a wholesome community and cool videos :D!

[@MotionRC]

Your the man!

[@ignaciovera8107]

@@MotionRC I just trust and jump, it never fails!

[@ignaciovera8107]

@@alphamrc309 and BTW, Airguardian/ Rc4ever and I dropped some memes at the discord server

[@andrewmccleod7785]

thanks showing the battery placement and the throws NOW WATING FOR THE 90 MILL F16 PLEASE.

[@rmusgjerd]

Phantom!

[@MotionRC]

[@ag3745]

Great flight James! Confused though, why are the flaps marked 200 and the nose and tail marked 90.😳

[@MotionRC]

Not sure actually

[@williewideback]

NICE!!!!

[@clubaeromodelismograncanaria]

😍😍

[@CariedRanger]

What is the range? (Im not an english speaker so I try to explain what i mean) How far are you able to controlle the plane?

[@Towing417]

I would say im a strong intermediate level pilot with most of my experience being warbirds, p47, p51, f4u etc. Looking for my first edf is this an unreasonable choice? My experience with other aircraft is larger tends to be more stable wich is the only reason im looking at 90mm jets.

[@garyanthony7864]

James, Is the 8s F4 noticeably different from the 6s?

[@winggs88]

Have u tryed it off grass? Those 9 blade fans are impressive i have one in my stinger 90.

[@davidgerlach1132]

Which do you enjoy more this F-4D 90mm or the Freewing 90mm T-45 Goshawk V2?

[@roberthartmann782]

Hope you guys stock up on them boats. Couple I wanted to buy.. are out of stock.

[@MotionRC]

They are coming back this summer for sure

[@WiliiamNoTell]

I noticed you're not using a Admiral receiver. The last 2 Admiral receivers were bad

[@MotionRC]

We have sold Futaba for a long time, but never really featured it, so I go back and forth now.

[@roachcoachhelis6387]

Hey James did you fly this without the drop tanks and ordinance and if you did how much different did it fly

[@MotionRC]

I did not, was just so locked in, didn't bother. Sure it would be a little less draggy and quicker

[@roachcoachhelis6387]

@@MotionRC it looks a lot more scale with the ordinance on it

[@earl2688]

Where are the -J / -S versions from the late '70s on?

[@km52artigosparapesca77]

Pk. Vc. Não descreve a eletrónica usada. ....??? Muito bom....

[@heydonray]

Why say “coming to you live” when...recording a video to be edited and posted later?

[@MotionRC]

We do a live show every Friday, thats what I say for that show, just habit sometimes

[@rodsapyta7059]

I just want The Plane Shell For a Yard display My Dad flew That Plane in Vietnam 1967-1968

[@brianroberts5062]

Nice "High Performance" So Inrunner and 8S?

[@MotionRC]

6s Inrunner

[@brianroberts5062]

@@MotionRC Nice. How does it compare to the 8s?

[@arthursizemore6663]

Hi James, Will Motion offer the Ghost Gray with this set up? I know you offered the 8 cell, but I would be interested in a high performance 6 cell (in runner). Thanks

[@MotionRC]

Should be the next batch that arrives

[@bstearn1653]

Great flight. What control is the gyro on ? Or all three?

[@MotionRC]

All 3, about 20% gain

[@TheGunterGlieben]

Nice, but it could use some black smoke coming out the tail...

[@juanarmandomartinezvega5494]

Do motion rc have fisical store ???

[@MotionRC]

We only have online stores. motionrc.com and motionrc.eu

[@spaddriver1957]

Now if we could figure out a way to add a trail of black exhaust.🤔 Hmmmm?....

[@maxun1]

LOL mine become a 3D Phantom, everyone in the field look and said, is a goner, in the turn I was slow, and suddenly the Phantom went down like a rock vertically, in 40 feets altitud in the turn for final, with a 6000, I give her full throttle and elevator up, all full rates, and the wing start rocking with the plane still going down, I pull the nose up at the sky going down and then lower the nose and she pull out from the stall. No you first edf for sure but flight fast and like an arrow.

[@MotionRC]

Definitely not for beginners. Sounds like the pucker factor was up on that flight!

[@jorgevillalbaolmos2055]

ME GUSTA SI ME CONTESTAS ME PUEDES DECIR QUE PRECIO TIENE ESTE AVION LE TENHGO MUCHAS GANAS DE COMPRARMELO I ME MANDAS X FAVOR DE QUE FORMA PUEDO COMPRARLO PARA PAGARLO GRACIAS

[@0304051324]

how about some T-45 attention? :)

[@MotionRC]

I have to get one here for sure.

[@victorsturdivant4731]

Show me a B-58 Hustler. Nice Phantom though!!!

[@czflyer3947]

Was it humid? Coulda sworn I saw vortices on takeoff!

[@MotionRC]

A bit yeah, weather was up in the 90's that day

[@MontyGumby]

so where does one learn to pilot RC like this ?

[@MotionRC]

Look to see if there is a local AMA club in your area. They are normally very inviting and have training programs to learn how to fly. Or you can always teach yourself. A RC simulator is a great first step.

[@denismoran670]

You forgot to mention '..and , don't worry, I will NOT mention what number cell battery I'm using' !

[@MotionRC]

the Admiral 5100 ^S...sorry about that

[@denismoran670]

@@MotionRC?

[@MotionRC]

@@denismoran670 Hahaha. meant 6S

[@P51]

Looks more like a Phantom II

[@taylorpillow5603]

I wish I had enough money to buy this jet. At the moment I don't own any jets. Just prop driven planes