From the Field -- Freewing Me 262 Version 2 Flight Review (The RC Geek)

[@rolandtheheadlessthompsong4346]

Love this plane.....and the sound it makes on a flyby when you back off the throttle is just awesome...

[@Thercgeek]

Yeah, it sounds so cool!

[@slap-nutzrc7145]

Great flying. Just got mine today and this video has me pumped to build it.

[@loydhenderson6945]

Awesome jet. Cool video. Nothing like watching you guys fly them jets!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks!

[@AndrewFlyGuy]

That was one SUPER SOFT landing!! Great video and flying!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks man! :)

[@ndrew3]

One of the best sounding EDFs I've heard, damn

[@Thercgeek]

No kidding, At partial throttle it howls and it sounds insane!

[@eqrc7587]

It’s a beautiful jet Geek. Got a Dynam but painted like this one. Ordered a t-shirt last week thanks for all you do.👍🏻✌🏻🖖🏻👊🏻🤙🏻

[@Thercgeek]

Awesome, thanks so much man!

[@eqrc7587]

I’ll wear it in unboxing FW 70mm Red Arrow video.👍🏻👏🏻✌🏻👊🏻🖖🏻🤙🏻

[@flycatchful]

Excellent piloting skills showing how you present a radio control flying model.

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you very much!

[@normleonard52]

Sweet plane Chris......I like the mod you made to the flaps on this one. Looks like a fun plane to fly and great job by the way flying it. Your right on about the acro ability of this one too....very nice. Thanks for another great clip.

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you!

[@filipebimba]

My favorite plane. Extra cool

[@KenBlackRifleAmerica]

Awesome flight Chris... (such a nerd) LIFT!!! Loved it....thanks for sharing!

[@Thercgeek]

Haha, thanks! #NerdLife :p

[@MrPolymers]

Love this plane. On my bucket list.

[@edsolter9681]

Great video and flight Chris!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks Ed!

[@jettechdonatkins]

Cool video Chris! I remembered that lift thing from my a&p school days way back in the '70's,and the pic below the formula kind of helped,which is good,because a lot of other things were going on back in the '70's :)

[@Thercgeek]

Haha, I can only imagine!

[@beatriceschillingrc8020]

I got a kid at Ga Tech doing something with Electrical Engineering, Physics and Spanish. I just found his Christmas present. (Not the jet, but the "Bro" shirt. Thanks Chris!

[@Thercgeek]

haha, thanks!

[@beatriceschillingrc8020]

Before I pay his tuition next year I told him “I need two favors. Figure out a better way to bind a plane without a bind plug, and figure out how to get 20 minutes out of a LiPo battery.” I’ll keep you posted.

[@UOO303T]

Very skilled piece of flying bud

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you!

[@edward24dupont]

Pretty cool on the mod for the flaps thanks for that info.

[@Thercgeek]

Glad it’s helpful!

[@craigbeaven8445]

Another " Grate Job " Chris !!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks!

[@johnnydep8979]

Awesome flyin man...luv all your videos :)

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you so much!

[@HenryL161947]

great idea for the flaps ,,,

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Nice flight GEEK. ✌🏼✌🏼🤓👍🏼👍🏼

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you!

[@davedorcak2071]

Great video and quality flying. Do you use a safe receiver? I just placed an order for one and an ar620

[@UOO303T]

Release its over 4 years old but wot a beautiful plane v2 is there any updated versions available cheers

[@Thercgeek]

This V2 is the current latest version.

[@vulturesrowmodels]

I love this model. I've been flying it for over two years and have nothing bad to say about it. My only advice is if it stalls to cut the power and let it start flying again. I liked the new paint scheme so much I upgraded. The RLM colors are spot on.

[@Thercgeek]

Yeah, the V2 power systems really perked up the performance on this airplane. It flies so sweet!

[@alphamrc309]

I'm glad you like it, Robert! We did our best to breathe new life into this bird, and I think the power system and new scheme we spec'd did the trick. Chris' excellent skills really show off the bird as she's meant to be flown, too. Solid!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks for chiming in Alpha! The power system and paint really transformed this airplane into something special. Such a sweet looking and flying airplane!

[@AceHardy]

Taking notes 📝

[@Thercgeek]

haha, yes!

[@dradden1556]

Very cool

[@mrt1035]

Good video Chris, I like the new paint scheme as well. I did like the old one too though 🤷‍♂️

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you! There wasn’t anything wrong with the previous scheme, the colors just weren’t accurate to the airplane. The colors on this V2 are spot on!

[@jeffhenderson934]

This is the last of the WWII Warbird collection I need to have to die happy. And hopefully it’ll fit the jet progression from the two trainer/intermediate level EDF’s. And if not, it can sit next to the Flightline P-38 I built a year ago and still haven’t flown... After 4 1/2 years of Kamikaze style flying, the Post Dramatic Stress Disorder and 6 months in therapy, I think I’m ready for the Me-262.

[@Thercgeek]

haha, this one is a real sweeheart of an EDF actually. I haven't seen a 262 that didn't fly well. I'm sure you'll do great! :)

[@jeffhenderson934]

@@Thercgeek you say that about every plane I buy and crash! Are you secretly on commission from Horizon Hobby and MotionRC’s Parts Department??? 😆

[@Ahkeys82]

Looks sweet!!

[@Thercgeek]

It is sweet! 😊

[@martinpettersson865]

Thank you!

[@EDF_FANatic]

does the spektrum receiver let you use SAFE on this plane if you wanted to?

[@Thercgeek]

If you use one of the newer AS3X receivers like the AR637 (bit.ly/SpktmAR637) it has the option to be able to use safe.

[@sambuvca22]

Greased it in. Nice

[@janne-pekkahuuhtanen4691]

Hello Chris. Great job -as always. Have you tried with covered cheater holes? With the A-4 the blanking was a good idea from you. I did that too. Now I'm working with the Schwalbe...

[@Thercgeek]

I did not try closing the cheaters on this. The inlets are pretty small, so not sure how well it would work. Only one way to find out! 😁

[@janne-pekkahuuhtanen4691]

Thank you for your answer Chris. I think you got that right. Janne

[@sambuvca22]

I definitely need more practice with a lesser edf of mine before i take it up. Its so fast

[@Thercgeek]

I understand. Having something you can get comfortable with and not worry too much about is helpful.

[@payitfwdrcl6171]

Chris. You still have this plane? I was thinking about getting one. Kind of admired it from afar for quite sometime. Just never got around to pulling the trigger. Plus, I have that 7000 pack and it don’t get used very often these days. I didn’t realize it could handle a pack that size. Excellent video and flight. 👍👍😊

[@Thercgeek]

This is a fantastic flyer. Hard to go wrong with it honestly.

[@payitfwdrcl6171]

@@Thercgeek Chris. Thanks my friend. 👍😊

[@jeffhenderson934]

Built the Me-262 last week. No maiden yet. But there’s no way I’m flying it with that goofy Goober Pyle pilot in the cockpit. (I think the pilot is related to the guy that came with my Dynam Dr-7 Albatross. He too was tossed. What are my options replacing the pilot in the 262? You’re cooler than me, I can’t believe you left him in your EDF. (LOL) Happy Holidays to you and yours Chris. Thanks for all the great videos, helpful hints and questions answered.

[@Thercgeek]

There aren’t a lot of great options out there for pilots really. You might check aces of iron, they make some of the best warbird pilots out there. I’m not sure they have something small enough to fit the schwalbe, but it’s worth a look.

[@PatBALEX]

Good video Chris.. One of the guy's at my airfield has this plane and it looks great.. Sorry , I couldn't see your shirt.. Too busy looking at the pretty Lady in the background...LoL..

[@Thercgeek]

Haha, there was a lady in the background?

[@M4rkmcc21]

How easy are the wings to pop off for transport?

[@Thercgeek]

Honestly, it's kind of a pain out of the box because all of the wires get routed through the fuselage from the wing to the receiver. To make it easier, I'd recommend using some combination connectors/extensions so that it ends up only being 1 or 2 plugs required when connecting the wings.

[@easystar123]

Absolutely great flying. You are such a good pilot, I really enjoyed watching this. I'm thinking of get this plane or the freewing venom v2. I've never had a jet before and I'm flying over 34 years. Most of my planes are ic powered warbirds. I like the looks of the me 262 better but I also like the sound of the venom. Which would you recommend as a first edf jet? Thanks.

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you very much! Given the two, I’d recommend the 262. The venom has a pretty nasty tip stall tendency based on my friend who has one. It’s cool and he loves flying it, but that is something that could rear its head on landings if you get it too slow.

[@easystar123]

@@Thercgeek Cheers and many thanks.

[@charlesrestivo870]

Were the heck do u keep all your planes lol great landing

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! You assume I keep them all. 🤣

[@charlesrestivo870]

@@Thercgeek guess I shouldnt assume sorry

[@Thercgeek]

No worries at all. 😉. I keep the ones I really like, but Sometimes have to purge to make room for even cooler stuff, haha

[@hechtspeed]

Lolololol. Loved the vid! Man..sounds awesome! #madpropsonthattouchdown..

[@Thercgeek]

Hahaha, thanks man!

[@modeljetjuggernaut4864]

Bravo

[@JetAlfred57]

Ein super Modell 👍👍👍 habe ich mir auch geleistet😀😀

[@Thercgeek]

Yasss! :)

[@grabir01]

Little bit wobbly in flight. Is that due to flex of the foam?

[@Thercgeek]

Honestly, I've not found the airplane wobbly at all. It's rock solid. Could be atmospherics you're seeing maybe...or some of my poor setup on some of the maneuvers, haha

[@UOO303T]

Can i buy this jet anywhere now?

[@Thercgeek]

It is available still through motionrc www.motionrc.com/products/freewing-messerschmitt-me-262-yellow-7-v2-twin-high-performance-70mm-edf-jet-pnp-fj30423p

[@nikvolt8298]

hehe I like your shirt!

[@Thercgeek]

Haha, thanks! 😆

[@danreynolds8028]

Hey Chris, awesome review as usual! I just ordered one and should have it next week. Question: Did the original Me262 have navigation or landing lights? I can't tell one way or another from photos and videos I've looked through. I assume it must have had them. By any chance are they included on the Freewing V2? Would be great if it does but I guess it wouldn't be too terribly difficult to add them.

[@Thercgeek]

I don’t recall this one having pre-installed lights. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t.

[@danreynolds8028]

@@Thercgeek Do you know if the original Me262 had navigation or landing lights?

[@Thercgeek]

I don’t think so.

[@JokerAchtVier]

Nice flight review! How do you think about grass field operations? Especially the long front gear, is looking like a weakpoint.

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you! I have heard stories of the noses breaking from repeated rough field use. So, if may be worth embedding some carbon tubs into the nose aft of the wing saddle forward.

[@martinpettersson865]

@@Thercgeek I'm thinking of buying one that has a broken front nose gear. Is it possible to somehow glue it together with something on the side making it sturdier or woud I need to buy a new one?

[@johnnyg3681]

@@Thercgeek WOW, WHAT A NICE LOOKING PLANE THANKS CHRIS, ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT THE NOSE. CARBON RODS SOUND LIKE A GOOD IDEA. I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING ONE. I WILL BE TAKING THE WING OFF FOR TRAVELING TO THE FIELD. ANY SUGGESTIONS TO MAYBE SIMPLIFY THE WIRING SET-UP. IT'S REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL I JUST WOULD LIKE IT SIMPLER. I WONDERED ABOUT THE FLIGHT TIME. I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY A 6000 mah, THEN YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON I SAW USING A 7000. LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE IT BACK A BIT, MOST SEEM TO HAVE THEIR 5000s ALL THE WAY FORWARD. THAT MAKES A 7000 BACK FURTHER SEEM TAIL HEAVY.?!. GREAT VIDEO, AS USUAL!

[@Thercgeek]

@@johnnyg3681 Thanks! The 7000 needs to be further back for the same CG location because it's a heavier pack. I could see a lighter 5000 needing to be all the way forward. I only flew this one with 5800s, 6250s, and the 7000s. I've heard about folks reinforcing the nose, but I didn't do that to mine. If you're flying off of grass, might be a good idea. On the wiring, there are some multi connectors that you could use that'll put the multiple plugs into only 1 or 2 plugs at the airplane. That would be the simplest thing I would think, but would take a bit of soldering to accomplish.

[@johnnyg3681]

@@Thercgeek THANKS CHRIS. YOU'RE A REAL HELP. YES, I GET IT WITH THE 7000 BACK, IT'S HEAVIER. MAKES SENSE. I'LL TAKE A LOOK TO SEE IF USING A WIRING HARNESS TO REDUCE IT TO ONE OR TWO CONNECTIONS MIGHT WORK.

[@stevebarnes9694]

Im guessing something to do with slip stream or air foil ish stuff....was that a niner….

[@Thercgeek]

haha, it's the equation for aerodynamic lift.

[@barucordaz1128]

Is the landing pretty hard ?

[@Thercgeek]

This is a really nice landing model actually. Flies great as a whole!

[@bayarea5168]

Dynamic flow equation.

[@Thercgeek]

pretty much, its the equation for aerodynamic lift.

[@austinhcoe]

No CenterBurner on this one. Got Lift?

[@Thercgeek]

No burners, just like the real one. ;)

[@eg0_hd991]

Which Scale ?

[@Thercgeek]

I think this is about 1/11 scale as a guess.

[@octane2099]

I wonder how much flight time with 5200mah

[@Thercgeek]

If you throttle back, it’ll do ok. I flew mine with a 5800 and it generally went pretty quick. But, I also like to keep the airplane cruising at a decent clip of speed. A 6250 is a great compromise between the two.

[@mako2350]

I fly RC helo's but I want one of these!!!!

[@Thercgeek]

This is such a great flying airplane!

[@davidgerlach1132]

Nice! I beg to disagree, not extremely nerdy at all. I'm a professor of applied mathematics, so this is glorified arithmetic in and aerodynamic setting. Idealize until you're blue in the face, but it's still a "number"🙂 I hope I've lifted your ideals... An aircraft's lift capabilities can be measured from the following formula: L = (1/2) d v2 s CL L = Lift, which must equal the airplane's weight in pounds d = density of the air. This will change due to altitude. These values can be found in a I.C.A.O. Standard Atmosphere Table. v = velocity of an aircraft expressed in feet per second s = the wing area of an aircraft in square feet CL = Coefficient of lift, which is determined by the type of airfoil and angle of attack. -- In closing, the angle of attack and CL are related and can be found using its Velocity Relationship. 🙂

[@grabir01]

Right at 6:19 I see it wobble after a bank into a semi knife edge.

[@Thercgeek]

ah, ok, thanks for pointing that out. So, that was me trying to get it locked into the knife edge. The airplane will knife edge exceptionally well actually, but I didn't quite have the inputs correct at the entry to counter the small amount of coupling that there is. So, you're seeing me adjust the inputs...a little too agressively.

[@grabir01]

@@Thercgeek got ya. There were a couple of other places where I could see it wobble slightly . Being a new plane and first flight getting used to controls could be part of it. I have never owned or flown a foamy so I was wonder about the stiffness of the foam if that was causing the wobble under stress.

[@Thercgeek]

Sure, it's a fair question. In my mind, this airplane is sufficiently stiff and there's not any in flight interaction that I've noted, even when it's windy and bumpy. I have seen that with some other airframes, but not many.

[@davidlaflam1775]

why no sound

[@Thercgeek]

No sound?

[@matthewjames2649]

Ty4sharing Chris ! Nice flite.. cubby my pussycat! And I watch it together! Hes like .. Kool! Lol

[@Thercgeek]

Lol, Cubby approved! 😉

[@matthewjames2649]

@@Thercgeek and that says a lot LOL..!💓💓

[@elaeroplano]

It sounds like my wife's twin hair dryer

[@Thercgeek]

Haha! That’s a sweet sounding hair dryer then. 🤣. Not sure it really comes through in the vid, but this airplane actually has a wicked howl at partial throttle. It’s pretty cool.

[@elaeroplano]

@@Thercgeek I also RC pilot and like that plane. Mostly I fly gliders. But I have a MPX Dogfighter and a MPX Funracer. By the way I designed and the build a flying wing as hang glider config. Browse my channel. The white high expact ratio glider is the home made one.

[@Beansack9]

lift formula du!

[@whatever52h]

They used to custom paint those jets, so there's no such thing as an accurate paint job.

[@Thercgeek]

Sure there is. 😊 There are pictures of these airplanes from the war, so if one were to paint the airplane to the picture that would certainly be accurate. But to your point, physically recreating the mottling pattern, etc would be difficult since there was nothing standard about it. This particular scheme represents the me262 that resides in the Smithsonian which was restored to the scheme it wore when it served with JG7 during the war.

[@whatever52h]

​@@Thercgeek So you think that when Freewing painted their original Me 262, they were trying to copy the Me 262 that is in the Smithsonian museum?

[@Thercgeek]

Yes, this V2 paint scheme is based on the 262 in the smithsonian. Though not perfect to the full scale, they did a decent job on the paint. The colors really look good on it.

[@whatever52h]

@@Thercgeek Do you think that Freewing tried to copy their first version of the Me 262 to the one in the Smithsonian museum?