FREEWING F-16 90mm, RATES SETUP, CG, AND CANOPY MOD 🎯

[@fern6978]

Great video! Yes, the 118mm cg is the max aft I'd recommend (Not 128mm as the manual lists). I too run around 115mm and just adjusted the neutral elevator position accordingly. Cheers!

[@adriankeller2711]

115mm, so you adjusted your elevator nose up. Tell me how much mm your elevator leading edge is outside of the fuselage contour ? (according manual page 14 LE has to be 7mm inside contour) you must have a horrible EDD

[@fern6978]

​@adriankeller2711 At 115mm cg my neutral elevator is about 3-4mm above the bottom of the fuselage line. The manual's cg and neutral elevator position are incorrect, poorly recommended, and should not be followed.

[@Bryans_Hanger]

Hey Rick , great flying and great video with all the set up ! I've had this plane in the hanger for a while and your video has got me excited to get this bird in the air. I've been flying 80and 90mm edf' sport jets but you cant beat scale jets and the F16 is a legend ! Thanks and keep the videos coming! cheers mate

[@RICKS_JETS_GARAGE]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@andrewmccleod7785]

I’ve had the same plane for maybe two years and I haven’t had but one enjoyable flight on it thank you. I’m gonna move the CG .

[@RICKS_JETS_GARAGE]

Glad to hear that, so make sure to subscribe to stay tuned for the next videos🥰

[@danielscott5004]

I have had it for like two years too. Nothing but bad luck crashed it twice fixed it brand new looking now never get the land, right

[@fern6978]

Yes, this is all due to the cg being to far aft as Rick mentioned. I've adjusted mine and now it's great and VER predictable in the air and on landings. Cheers!

[@antoninocorso4051]

Complimenti

[@antoninocorso4051]

Ciao li ho usati al simulatore queste regolazioni è vola meglio poi li metto in pratica grazie mille

[@RICKS_JETS_GARAGE]

Perfetto 😍🔥

[@johnnimrodaustria8356]

How about flaps?

[@RICKS_JETS_GARAGE]

I don’t use any flaperons mix because with the right angle of attack the plane is really slow and land buttery

[@johnnimrodaustria8356]

So you use the normal controls on landing?

[@RICKS_JETS_GARAGE]

@@johnnimrodaustria8356 exactly , elevators for pitch and ailerons for roll

[@RICKS_JETS_GARAGE]

@@johnnimrodaustria8356 all this in alpha angle for the landing, not too much alpha because you will scratch the booty 🫢🫢🤣

[@antoninocorso4051]

Ciao ho usato il baricentro 114mm e mi trovo meglio grazie mille

[@adriankeller2711]

Your CG is well fwd of the factory one and very unrealistic. In all my years flying this F16 I moved it back and meanwhile Iˋm with 125mm, and have my horizontal stabilizer still not in the range as mentioned on the manual. The manual states LE horizontal stabilizer 7mm inside the fuselage contour. On the video you can see at least 2mm outside of fuselage contour that gives a EWD of horrible 4-5 degrees > that’s a real airbrake. Elevator of 40mm rate or more is an absolute danger. I canˋt imagine whatfor this throw is used if not crashing the plane. The difference video 1/2 is only experience and has nothing to do with the CG.

[@bryanho6830]

I'm very curious about this, I'm was about I try this but now I'm having second thoughts. The recommend factory CG works well for you?

[@adriankeller2711]

I use 125mm and that works well with a normal EWD@@bryanho6830

[@fern6978]

Try it... 115mm is the correct cg guys. The neutral elevator position needs to change accordingly. Once you do it flies great. Any experienced pilot knows that elevator throw needs to be increased the further forward you go with the cg.

[@adriankeller2711]

Experienced pilots know as well, the heavier your nose is the more elevator nose up you need. In your F-16 the angle of incidence is unusual high ( at least 4-5 degrees I guess) and that is absolutely unnatural for a Jet.

[@fern6978]

@adriankeller2711 Look at the FW Mig-29... That was an extremely poir design with that scenario. (The worst FW design of all time) This plane's only slightly the case. Adjust it and it'll fly great, just a little drag and barely noticeable tbh.

[@alessandroamosso8619]

La.cinsigli anche sull'ultimo arrivo di di freewing dell' f16 la.modifica al baricentro?

[@RICKS_JETS_GARAGE]

Non ce ne è bisogno perché hanno risolto il problema creando una canopy molto più estesa e la batteria può essere posizionata più avanti. Comunque alla fine si è rivelato giusto il baricentro che ho ricavato io con la modifica perché nel v1 era consigliato 118/128 ma volava bene su 112 e nel V2 hanno messo direttamente che il baricentro giusto è 110

[@alessandroamosso8619]

@@RICKS_JETS_GARAGE effettivamente da come vola il tuo la differenza è PALESE