Mini 50mm EDF series models from Hobbyking

[Brick]

Originally Posted by solentlife

Exactly what happened to me ......

I bought the Lanyu T45 64mm kit of Hobby King at $29.99 ...........

Fitted a 2815 4300kv Turnigy EDF motor to the supplied EDF unit - perfect fit.
Flew it on 3S 2200 ... then threw in a 4S 1600 .... nice smooth flyer. I left of the wheels etc.

Later I removed the elevator servo and fitted separate smaller servos at back end to direct link to elevators. This allowed me to up to a 4S 2700 Zippy Compact .... now she MOVES !

Excellent machine.

T45 64mm 23-11-12

If any tips etc. wanted for the Lanyu 64mm ........... just ask - there is also a thread here and on RC Groups I did ...

Nigel

Nigel. i was looking at the $29.99 kit, there is also a Goshawk kit for $41. is there a major difference between the two kits ? i do want to put this together for 4s for sure

what amp esc are you using

[solentlife]

Originally Posted by Brick

Nigel. i was looking at the $29.99 kit, there is also a Goshawk kit for $41. is there a major difference between the two kits ? i do want to put this together for 4s for sure

what amp esc are you using

The $29.99 is the Lanyu model ...

The $41 is the Sapac.

The Sapac is slightly bigger and heavier ... and for some strange reason people seem to get it to go faster than the Lanyu.

If you go for the Lanyu $29.99 version as I did ... BEFORE flying - fill that nose cone with squirty foam ... its a casualty for nearly everyone on first landing ... when you see the thin plastic you'll understand.
Everything else is fine and will take a 4S .... without modification. Flies superb on 3S 2200 ... or as I have 4S 2700 after moving elevator servo out and back.

Motor ... Turnigy 4300 EDF is fine ... if you want to go up then the 4800 or 5000 will slip in nicely but amps will rocket up ..

Two mods I did later ... foam seems to change shape after a few flights !! ..., so the short wing / canopy pegs then only just enter the slots. Plus the plastic plates they engage with need to be glued better than the chinese glue used. So I extended the pegs by using BBq skewers. I also fitted a foam tab and spring hatch clip to the canopy.

The wing can benefit from self-adhesive foam door draft tape along seat to stiffen up wing joint if you are going to push her faster. The single wing bolt and servo are fine ... no need to change.

I did a thread on this model earlier on Wattflyer and RC Groups ... Lanyu 64mm T45 ... search it out ...

Nigel

[Brick]

thanks for the info !

[crxmanpat]

Originally Posted by dahawk

Made it to the field today and flew the F-16 for the first time in a while. I pinned the ailerons and am just using elevons. Ran stock with the hyperian 3S 850 30C.

Flew okay but no adreneline rush. Roll rate was awful, even on high rates. Not as exciting as the 64mm Phase 3 Ef-16. Maybe I have too much expo programmed ?

-Hawk

You'd be surprised at how much the ailerons actually contribute to the roll rate.

[dahawk]

Thanks Pat,

I think I will revert back to the combo aileron setup and try her again. Thought there would be enough elevon area much like my Phase 3 F16 to make her roll but obviously there is not.

-Hawk