XICOY X120 MICRO TURBINE - Unboxing, Test Run and Review - By Gaspar

[@thelightersideofrc]

Great little engine. Looking forward to the pair of these going into the F4 Build! Thanks for watching!

[@FloydStandiferIV]

I was about to ask about an F-4 Phantom build

[@thomasschmidt9281]

like your Turbine Tests. Much of Information.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Thomas!

[@WalterMitty1966]

Hi Jon , sweet little Turbine , nice Test , as usual !! Cheers Phil

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Phil.

[@davidsoufer116]

Great unboxing video…. I have a few of these X120’s.. they are awesome. Thank you Jonathan.. look forward to the F4 built 😄👍

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks David!

[@RCPMK]

twin turbine f4 so cool. gonna sound awesome

[@thelightersideofrc]

Totally! The single with BiFib pipe sounds great but a twin! 😎😎😎

[@superskullmaster]

These are my favorite type of videos.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Sweet! Thanks for watching them!

[@Hunterboy01]

Mine pushes my model around with great authority, the model is 24lb dry. The 1.8litre tank gives around 5 minutes of flight time with just enough for a go around if I need it. Fantastic engines.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Oh wow! 1.8L tank? That’s great Paul!

[@Hunterboy01]

@@thelightersideofrc it’s the HSD 1.8 Metre composite SuperViper. I’ve considered buddying up the 1.4litre smoke tank as fuel instead of smoke oil to extend flight times some. My Xcalibur with the 100 has the stock 2.9 litre tank and can stay in the air much longer.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thought it was something like that Paul. If you don’t fly often with smoke that sounds like a perfect idea!

[@RangoliDesigns-jg8mw]

Nice 👍

[@thelightersideofrc]

😎😊

[@ccb9005]

Great review!👍 One littel thing. I think in case of the xicoy, the data is stored in the Ecu (DRM). The reason for that is that if you have one Turbine and a second installation pack, you can have two different ecu's with maybe different settings (max. rpm. etc.) Gaspar thought of that and stores the data in the ecu with this reason....

[@Daniel.Cedervall]

No, that is not accurate. All data is stored in the ECU that's under the front cover of the turbine. What you guys call DRM, in xicoy language HUB, only works like a connection hub for the pump/telemetry adapter/turbine etc..

[@gr8motive]

Great video! May i ask where you got the clamp for the shutoff valve for your fuel lines you have on your table?

[@thelightersideofrc]

www.thelightersideofrc.com/product-page/thing-9

[@bertgarrison8317]

Watching jet engines start and run never gets old! What size tank / tanks will the F-4 have?

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. No kidding Bert! I feel the same way. Always makes me smile! The F4 stock comes with 2 saddles and the main. I believe the total capacity will be 6 L. Now, not sure if the twin will have a different fuel setup. It's going to be interesting to have a single and twin built at the same time. So for twin 120's that's alot of fuel capacity. We may split the main tank and add in a smoke tank baffle into the mix. Will be an interesting build as there is alot of equipment to pack into a fairly small aircraft.

[@bertgarrison8317]

Looking forward to the build!

[@ptaylor5014]

Wow that engine Guzzled up that fuel really fast! having never own or flown a jet powered plane i had no idea they are so thirsty at full throttle.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Yea they go through alot of fuel above 95% throttle. A couple thousand rpm at the upper limit also makes a huge difference in thrust figures.

[@RcpsychoRen]

Christmas in advance !! hi from belgium😉

[@thelightersideofrc]

Heck Yea! Thanks for watching!

[@Dragonrc.]

The light version that box is a just a hub the compact version(this version) is a hub/GCU. The 120 is my favorite of the line so far, I will be fly 180s soon and then the 225 so that may change.

[@thelightersideofrc]

👍😎

[@fern6978]

So the "Light" verson doesn't need the ECU box to be mounted in the plane correct? Thus saving that additional weight once it's been programmed and removed? (Unlike this standard compact version)

[@Dragonrc.]

@@fern6978 No the GCU can be removed it only needs to be in if you would like to use the playback feature.

[@fern6978]

@Fenderbean1979 Oh, so it's removable for both versions then? Interesting... Any ETA on when you'll have these back in stock? I'll definitely be getting mine from you this season. 🙂

[@Dragonrc.]

@@fern6978 the 120? the factory typically has them in stock and I think I have one atm

[@ezb77]

Wonder what you think about the acceleration? Maybe I missed your comment on that.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Good acceleration! from idle to full it's about 4 seconds. From anywhere above idle it's nice and fast!

[@fern6978]

Yes, seemed VERY responsive!

[@cloudstreets1396]

You can use one as an APU in the Hawk XXL. 😆

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. No kidding Hey!

[@toddwoelfl870]

Great video, I'm not understanding the outside air temp tie. From my private flying days our engines always ran better on cold days because of the denser air, but even with that once you are inside the density would match the inside temp. Altitude makes a difference since the pressure is the same inside and out. Am I missing something? Thanks for the great videos.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Hello Todd. People constantly complain on the turbine test videos that my measured output doesn't match what the turbine is supposed to produce. I am not an expert on DA but. 1. We are at 3200 ft ASL. All reported figures from manufactures are at sea level at 15 C. So at 3200 ft ASL at 15C we will see about a 5-10% Reduction. 2. As temp increases our DA also increases which effects the output. When it's 30 C we will see a larger decrease in thrust values closer to 20% +- 3. If I was to test a turbine on a day like today, its currently -24C here I can get figures above the rated output. At 3200ft ASL out DA can be in the negatives when it's this cold. So when I do the test it may be cold outside but warm in the shop but we open the big door to test so it's the outside air that really matters.

[@BatworxAero]

Any preference on turbines? Xicoy vs Swiwin vs Kingtech and why?

[@thelightersideofrc]

Swiwin because they are affordable, availiable and work great! Xicoy because they are Jewels! They are more expensive and there can be a huge wait to get one but they are nice.

[@BatworxAero]

@@thelightersideofrc good deal thanks!

[@gregoryh4601]

Jonathan very nice video on jet Engine. Questions would you Gain any in Trust if you add a fan or Small leaf blower? Jonathan do you still fly the Navy F4 ? Take Care and hope you have a White Christmas. Peace Be With You

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Greg. No. The turbine is limited in RPM so no gain of thrust would be possible. Maybe fuel economy but that is probably very minor. F4 is still wating to be built. Thanks for watching!

[@gregoryh4601]

@@thelightersideofrc Jonathan is the Navy F4 you’re Jet? Will you be working on that So. I love the Older Jets. Because all those Pilots the fought for Our Freedom. Be Good Jonathan. Gory

[@RichardDKneller]

Why is everything in America “Awesome”? Which word describes something exceptionally good?

[@thelightersideofrc]

Not sure. Fortunately I’m located in Canada. Maybe I should start saying supercalafragilisticexpialidoshis ?

[@RichardDKneller]

@@thelightersideofrc A good idea. It would provide a welcome relief from awesome!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Super! 🤪😉

[@MrCzarnm]

The downsized engines burns about 20-25 % more fuel than larger designs, due to the higher aerodynamic loses, and lower efficiency. It's great design but there is a wall that is not worth to downsize engines anymore. From my experience engine up to 100 mm in diameter up to 7-8 [daN], the peak of performance vs efficiency Wren 70 higher than that as this size is "pumping fuel". It is like old russian AL-21F3 has better fuel efficiency than Snecma M53 and that is against "theory" that turbofan is more efficient than turbojet.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Agreed!

[@jakeclauson9863]

Hm 0 grams of fat. That's a lean engine 2:52

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Well put Jake. Skin and bones!