RCU Review: Exceed-RC/NitroPlanes F-4E Phantom EDF Jet

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One of my earliest aviation memories is of four F-4 Phantoms thundering down the runway taking off in formation. Not only did the ground shake but the air seemed to shake as well as the four blue and gold jets took to the sky. That was the annual 4th of July air show at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I guess I'm showing my age because the Blue Angels flew the F-4 from 1969 until the end of the 1974 season when they transitioned to the A-4 Skyhawk.

Designed for the Navy as a super sonic fighter/interceptor, the Phantom was the only airframe ever to be used by both the US Navy Blue Angels and the US Air Force Thunder Birds flight demonstration squadrons.

The Exceed-RC Phantom is available in several color schemes from Nitroplanes.com so when I was given the choice of which one I wanted for this review it only took a second to make up my mind when I found out the Phantom was available in the Blue Angels colors.

The Blue Angels were commissioned at the end of World War II by Admiral Chester Nimitz. In addition to my boyhood connection with the Blue Angels, flight testing on the model will take place just a few miles from NAS Jacksonville Florida. NAS Jacksonville was the original home base of the Blue Angels, and the location of their first public air show performance.

An electric ducted fan model has been high on my wish list for a while so lets get started and see how the Exceed-RC Phantom goes together and more importantly, how it flies!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• edf jet
• f4e
• phantom
• ducted fan
• radio control
• exceed rc
• hobby
• airplane
• jet

[RCTestPilots]

That's a nice flying field. Big nuclear power plant in the background.

[nitroplanes]

The flying field is nice, I don't know about the big nuclear power plant though.

[mixmastadave3]

Nice vid. I live about 10 minutes away from Willow Grove NAS. Thinking about getting one since the F4 is one of my favorite jets.

[nitroplanes]

Hopefully the Black Friday and Christmas sale will stop you from thinking and actually doing. Check our blog often for the sales coming up. rcdiscuss . com/blog

[CubeMods]

If you used your brain you would know how to spell maybe.

[Fsxbestfriend]

dammn girls u girls are HOT

[rcnitroplanes]

@speedstakerguy what pollution...? that power plant is clean water vapor coming out of it.

[number1airsoftsniper]

is that a nukelear power plant

[covercalls88]

@legoskills1

This airfield is not where Tony does his testing. Some videos posted are not made by Nitroplanes. Tony and myself fly from the Whittier Narrows field. You can always tell from the sign that says don't fly over the gun range.

[unbee73]

@Fsxbestfriend wich girls?

[yascumbag]

cheers for the advice

[wmcneal42]

OT. The power plant you see in the background is NOT nuclear. It is a multi fuel facility owned by the Jacksonville Electric Authority. Since it is capable of using several different types of fuel, Jacksonville has one of the lowest electric rates in the country at ~ 0.11 cents per KWh. Just FYI.

[wmcneal42]

Yes. Tail heavy is NOT a nice feature. It makes the plane stall easily, usually followed by an unrecoverable spin into the ground. It only took 1/4 oz to make this fly way better. Landings are somewhat fast due to lack of flaps on this plane. Check out the new 70mm F-4 at nitroplanes. It is a WAY better flying plane than this one.

[yascumbag]

i could be talkin out my arse but is tail heavy not a nice feature seeing as you don't get flaps to help with the landings?

[lay3Rv2]

@speedstakerguy

Hahah you are so dumb.  That is just steam you moron. Nuclear power plants don't emit pollution through their stacks.