XF-18 Super Hornet - Twin 70mm EDF Jet - Build Pics & Plans
Matthew Knotts
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Hey, does anyone have plans for a two seater canopy?? I tried just extending the one seater but as you can tell it ended up looking pretty bad. I also have no idea of how to design one so I ran out of ideas. I’ve made a Bounty Hunters model and the idea of a one seater just bothers me. I am looking for something like John Overstreet’s design.
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Michael9865
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Is that LT Ping and LCDR Ball?
Matthew Knotts
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Ping and Ball, Ball and Ping… yes, yes it is.
@Mid7night, @AkimboGlueGuns and I got to see her up close and personal at AirVenture.That looks beautiful!!! I'd love to see it in the air!
Absolutely gorgeous build @Millikart !!
Millikart
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@Mid7night, @AkimboGlueGuns and I got to see her up close and personal at AirVenture.
Absolutely gorgeous build @Millikart !!
Thanks man!!! I didn't know you were there too! You should have said hi!@Mid7night, @AkimboGlueGuns and I got to see her up close and personal at AirVenture.
Absolutely gorgeous build @Millikart !!
We talked to you quite a bit actually. My son Keegan ( @AkimboGlueGuns) was the one who launched and spotted for you.
Millikart
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Really!!! Dang I didn't know that was you!
Baron VonHelton
Elite member
Um, wouldn't that be "Major Ping & Lt Pong"??
Matthew Sanders
Elite member
I have a question. Does this jet require landing gear, or is it hand launchable? I’d prefer for it to have hand launch capabilities, but I understand if it absolutely must have landing gear.
You can hand launch it, I’ve seen Ben do it in his videos.
Matthew Sanders
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Ok, thanks! Yeah he put gear on his Blue Angel, so I thought that it was too heavy to hand launch. Just watched his other video though, and apparently it’s possible on 4s. This’ll probably be my next project after my F-16XL, which is taking WAY longer than what I initially anticipated. There is absolutely no wing information, so I’ve contacted scale model companies to try to get the proper measurements.
TheDeathlyBro
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Matthew Knotts
New member
@Mid7night , do you happen to have the .stl files for the retract mounts? I am seriously considering doing your Blue Angels build and having those would be very helpful.
Matthew Sanders
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Well, how’d it work?
Matthew Sanders
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I’m not trying to dissuade you from using retracts by any means. I just wanted to point out that this jet can be hand launched with 2 70mm EDFs running on 4s. If you use 6s, then you would need retracts. The benefit of making it hand launch capable and running on 4s is that the cost is significantly cheaper. Now, if you have the necessary items already laying around, then it won’t cost you anything to include it in your build.
Matthew Knotts
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Yeah I've actually already built a hand launch one, but I guess I just don't like hand launching, especially a jet this big. All I will need are the 6s fans and a battery, so it shouldn't be too bad.
Matthew Sanders
Elite member
Well, I wish you good luck! Since you’ll be using gear, I recommend adding flaps to assist in rotation, since F-18’s main gear (center of rotation) are positioned way back from the center of lift, so adding flaps will make shorter takeoffs possible and allow it to rotate much easier.
Matthew Knotts
New member
Thank you! I will definitely take that into account.
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