F-16 MAIDEN FLIGHT !! ✈️ FMS Model 80mm EDF RC Jet

I just made the maiden flight of my first ever rc jet from FMS Model... a gorgeous 80mm EDF F-16 Fighting Falcon! So far I had mostly (almost exclusively) flown Freewing jets, but this one had been in my crosshairs for a while now, well since it first came out and I recently managed to get one for cheap, along with an 80mm EDF Rafale which I'll hopefully be maidening soon as well, keep tuned! ...These were just the first couple of flights but I already got quite some really cool shots and maneuvers! :D

The F-16 is a very interesting jet to fly, on one hand it lacks rudder authority (compared to jets like the Su-35, F-22, MiG-29 or any 'eurodelta') but on the other, it is a very agreeable airframe, easy to steer and really high-alpha friendly!

I'm also flying this one on my new Jeti transmitter with a REX6A gyro-integrated receiver and I also have added a MUI200 current sensor, which helps making the most out of each and every flight!

So far I'm keeping the jet unpainted, in the plain grey military livery of the USAF but in the near future I will probably repaint it in the belgian XTM scheme from the 31st Tigers Squadron, which I had the pleasure to watch perform live back in 2022 and immediately fell in love with it! :)
Actually, that F-16 is probably the reason I decided I had to include a Viper in my fleet, hahaha! :D

This jet is truly outstanding as a scale model, with a plethora of scale details and with the possibility of installing a lot of ordnance, including fuel tanks, short and medium range missiles! That's also one of the reasons I wanted to get the jet... it looks gorgeous in the air showing off with all the underslung gear installed! Here, on the second flight I was already flying it with a couple of fuel tanks, but wait for it... because I loaded it even more heavily already on the third, fourth and fifth sorties! (Video coming soon!) :p

These were the 1st and 2nd flights on 'Skye', as I decided to kindly dub this airframe ;)

Pilot: RC4ever
Ground video: Luis Ibáñez
Airfield: Club Els Cards

F-16 SPECS:

Wingspan: 1000mm
Length: 1450mm
Flying Weight: 3500g aprox
Ducted Fan: 80mm, 12 blade
Motor: Brushless inrunner 3665 - KV2000
ESC: Predator 100A
UBEC: Turnigy 8-15A
Servos: (Replaced the stab servos and left everything else stock)
- 2x 13g VOTIK 9495 MG-D
- 7x 9g Stock digital metal gear
Receiver: Jeti REX6A Assist + FrSky 4ch SBUS Decoder
Current sensor: Jeti MUI200
Main battery: SMC HCL-HVP 6S 4400mAh
Receiver battery: Rhino 2S 610mAh

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