this and the FMS Rafale are my favorite hand launch jets. And yes, the SOUND!! Unlike any other Jet I have, this thing is all turbine like sound and no electric motor noise at all -:) I get 3.5 min full throttle on a smc 2900, or a nice 5.5 min of 1/2 power cruise. Not the easiest one to hand launch, adding gear like you did is not a bad idea👍nice flight -:)
That plane has no gyro in it. It's really very stable without one. If you are new to edfs then maybe throw a gyro in but if you've flown any edf before, it really isn't necessary. Super locked in.
Me toooo! As for the 'factory cg' ideas, they are usually close, but way wrong. As for example, the 1.4M fms pitts. Factory is around 4.5". At 110mm to 125mm, on 6s/4000, it's Purdy dayum close! Rafale I cg'd the same battery as far back as possible!
I usually go by book and slowly bring the battery farther back. But some planes like the 70mm F-16 are so nose heavy with book cg, I don't understand why they set it like that. CG more aft usually makes an easier landing plane and better performance overall.
Tried to get this to fly on a 6s 64mm.. Couldn't get it to fly right.. Battery forward or back.. just a mess.. Lippisch p.15 on 6s 64mm.. definitely where the fun is
Interesting.... The Panther flies so well on the 4s setup, I thought it would be great on 6s. It's so stable... I had the Lippisch and it was fun on 4s. Must be crazy on 6!
@all_rc I just uploaded a video from today's adventures.. flew qith a 3s Lippisch. The 6s is crazy fast.. and very capable to maneuver F9F for me and another gentleman I fly with was a disaster.
64mm is the size of the ducted fan unit in the plane. EDF jets are usually classified by the size of the Electric Ducted Fan in them. Typical EDF jets are 80mm ducted fan units so this plane at 64mm is a smaller plane.
Question :- Just got my Panther and an U/C set but not fitted it yet , have you landed on grass yet ??? if so did the U/C survive ??? , unfortunately I live in the UK and have to fly off rough grass , any advice is most welcome
Rough grass? Probably not. It's very tiny wheels. Well manicured short grass, sure. I would just have launch and belly landing in that instance. But give it a shot. I've only taken of and landed on hard packed dirt and asphalt.
didn't know it had a fixed gear option, thanks! Looks like a cheap, simple and well flown aircraft, perfect to practice landings without stress!
this and the FMS Rafale are my favorite hand launch jets. And yes, the SOUND!! Unlike any other Jet I have, this thing is all turbine like sound and no electric motor noise at all -:) I get 3.5 min full throttle on a smc 2900, or a nice 5.5 min of 1/2 power cruise. Not the easiest one to hand launch, adding gear like you did is not a bad idea👍nice flight -:)
I love the performance with a 1600 mah battery. Has enough flight time and it performance very well. I do run the batteries way down though!
What receiver did you use? If Spektrum, can please tell me your rates for AS3X?
That plane has no gyro in it. It's really very stable without one. If you are new to edfs then maybe throw a gyro in but if you've flown any edf before, it really isn't necessary. Super locked in.
Me toooo! As for the 'factory cg' ideas, they are usually close, but way wrong.
As for example, the 1.4M fms pitts. Factory is around 4.5". At 110mm to 125mm, on 6s/4000, it's Purdy dayum close!
Rafale I cg'd the same battery as far back as possible!
I usually go by book and slowly bring the battery farther back. But some planes like the 70mm F-16 are so nose heavy with book cg, I don't understand why they set it like that. CG more aft usually makes an easier landing plane and better performance overall.
Tried to get this to fly on a 6s 64mm..
Couldn't get it to fly right..
Battery forward or back.. just a mess..
Lippisch p.15 on 6s 64mm.. definitely where the fun is
Interesting.... The Panther flies so well on the 4s setup, I thought it would be great on 6s. It's so stable... I had the Lippisch and it was fun on 4s. Must be crazy on 6!
@all_rc I just uploaded a video from today's adventures.. flew qith a 3s Lippisch. The 6s is crazy fast.. and very capable to maneuver
F9F for me and another gentleman I fly with was a disaster.
Is it bind and fly?
PNP. No receiver
Did you mean 64cm rather than 64mm?
64mm is the size of the ducted fan unit in the plane. EDF jets are usually classified by the size of the Electric Ducted Fan in them. Typical EDF jets are 80mm ducted fan units so this plane at 64mm is a smaller plane.
Question :- Just got my Panther and an U/C set but not fitted it yet , have you landed on grass yet ??? if so did the U/C survive ??? , unfortunately I live in the UK and have to fly off rough grass , any advice is most welcome
Rough grass? Probably not. It's very tiny wheels. Well manicured short grass, sure. I would just have launch and belly landing in that instance. But give it a shot. I've only taken of and landed on hard packed dirt and asphalt.