E-flite F16 EDF Jet now on a 4cell LiPo battery!

[RyanWehr]

WOW i cant even begin to say how much of a difference there is between BH and E flite

[Pono421]

i have 2 3900kv motors with 2 55mm edf's. the motors can take 3cells, but if i run 2 of them together on 1 4cell lipo, do you think they can take it?

[earthling1984]

@Pono421 depends on motor, and esc.  but if they made for 3s you would probably burn them out with 4s.

[Pono421]

how do i test a 3cell edf on a 4cell setup without burning up the motor or esc?..... whats a good kv 2run on a 4cell lipo edf?.....

[earthling1984]

@Pono421 lookup if the motor and esc can handle the 4cell first, if they are made for only up to 3cells they will most likely burn out. You would have to swap the motor and esc for something better. KV depends on fan size. a 70mm fan EDF usually runs between 2,500 and 3,500kv(sometimes more or less, but this is average)... a 60mm edf usually is between 3,500 and 5,000 kv,

[eastcoast78]

;0( nice a deadstick coming right at yea..Kinda dangerous

[flyingchimp99]

Dood thats an F-16..........u said F-15

[earthling1984]

@flyingchimp99 yes, I know. Simply a 'speak-o'... like a type-o :) Put the right title on the vid though :)

[earthling1984]

@tenrazo215 Well it is all in your mind. You just have to know where the plane is going, and know what controls will bring it back to you. It takes a while to learn it, but once you do, you can bring a plane so far away you can just see a dot in the sky, then bring it back safely.

[WarhawkLegend69]

Hey bro i have Not ever flew rc planes before what doo you reccomend that i doo 1st for leaning how too fly ?

[earthling1984]

@WarhawkLegend69 a simulator is a great way to learn without crashing planes. But for a first plane, something like the Supercub LP from Hobbyzone or if you want something smaller, the Parkzone micro J3Cub or Hobbyzone Champ are great choices.

[Lypopilot]

Do you work for Horizon?

[earthling1984]

@Lypopilot no, i do not.

[Ispintechno1]

That fan unit seems to really suck back the power, low voltage cut-off at 3 mins? Was your battery in good shape? Great flyer though, I think for an F-16, e-flite is the way to go too. Might have to get one of those. Wonder how long the f-15 will stay airborne.

[earthling1984]

@Ispintechno1 the batteries used in this video were 1300mAh and 1600mAh, they won't last that long on high throttle, 3mins is about what I expected. I got some 2200mAh batteries to fit and with them I get about 5mins.

The F-15 uses the exact same setup, but two motors and two ESC's... however, it also uses TWO batteries, stock batteries are 2200mAh. So I would assume about 5mins. I may try some larger batteries too after I fly it with stock setup.

[Ispintechno1]

@earthling1984 5mins with a 2200 is totally reasonable in an EDF. Very nice!

[vanepico]

It seems to glide infinitely better than the cheaper ones

[donaldcreason]

Nice plane, obviously flies well. So far anything under Horizon Hobby's parent umbrella I have been happy with (parkzone, e-flite, hanger 9, etc).

[earthling1984]

@donaldcreason thanks! Yeah, HH makes really great products!

[parkzonecorsairtips]

nice flight

[ElRhinoProductions]

now thats epic-ly fast :D

[earthling1984]

@ElRhinoProductions :)

[imperialreptiles1]

that jet kicks ass man top flying.

[earthling1984]

@imperialreptiles1 thanks!

[ramis182]

wow, that is loaded with power, great video and flying and that is what you call a quality plane.

[earthling1984]

@ramis182 Thanks! Yeah, this thing is a speed demon!

[Ispintechno1]

Flap mod!

[earthling1984]

@Ispintechno1 yeah lol. I landed on a deadstick and it was still screaming in. The fence caught it nice though :)

[EcBuddy123]

that thing is fast!!! awesome

[YourFriendlyMe]

e-flite is the superior one

[Skydive4ever]

Yay for stuff that works, lol ;-)

[Budkeywest]

It screams!...now you need brakes! :)

[Pilotsofer]

Now that's an EDF jet that flies!

[earthling1984]

@Pilotsofer Yeah! E-flite wins!

[Pilotsofer]

@earthling1984 By a long shot

[E744763Productions]

VERY cool! The 4S really kicks-butt and screams!

[earthling1984]

@E744763Productions Thanks! It is fast! I was using 1300mAh and 1600mAh batteries though, and I kept deadsticking at like 3mins! I got a 2200mAh to fit now by cutting just a bit of plastic from the canopy, so now I get around 5mins at 75% to 100% throttle!

[pimpinpenz]

NICE!

[Crazygermankidowns]

hmmmmm seems to have more power than the B/H piece of crap. Maybe they could take some hints and sell good planes like this.

[earthling1984]

@Crazygermankidowns yeah! Even with the 3cell battery it flew pretty darn nice, but with the 4cell it really goes!

[pimpinpenz]

@Crazygermankidowns they never will B/H sucks man their chinese POS