Hobbies
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My Jet Hangar Hobbies EDF F-14 project ready for finish |
I built it over a several year period, "off and on" |
It's an Electric Ducted Fan Radio Control
model |
Cockpit details. The canopy is only
painted on the |
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Painted and decaled |
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It's modeled after a mid -1980's VF-1 "Wolf Pack" aircraft |
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I have all the "rigging" issues resolved -
the wings sweep with no asymmetries throughout the |
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The airplane has a gloss finish
at this point; no
fleet airplane would've looked this "clean". |
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Cockpit details |
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After finishing the last few details and
applying a
"satin" topcoat. |
First flight video - After a very long
and complicated build, it's finally airborne!
Aside from a minor "trim" issue and the left landing gear failing to extend for
landing,
it was a complete success!
Photo taken just after the successful first flight, glad it's still in one piece!
Flight testing the Tomcat, flights 2
through 9.
Many thanks to the designer(s), Matt Halton (original design) and Chris Wolfe of Jet Hangar
Hobbies.