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Freewing T-33 Shooting Star USAF 80mm EDF Jet - PNP Reviews

4.8 Rating 262 Reviews
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Well made, clear instructions, great model!
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Posted 5 years ago
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Ordered this after selling a few of my planes I do not fly any longer. The kit went together very quickly and without any problems. Instructions are adequate and the rest is simple. I decided to use a FrSky S8R stabilized receiver in my jet. The one thing I do not care for on this jet is the landing gear delay if the module is used. The delay is hinted to let the gear doors open and clear the gear on models with servo controlled gear doors. This plane does not have this feature. I built a 3 way wire harness to connect the gear directly to the receiver and bypass the module board. I do like the slower retract speeds which makes retract and extension much more realistic. My jet is aft of the recommended CG with a 5 amp HRB pac that weighs in at 763 grams. If I order more pacs they will be 6 amp pacs that tip the scales at 860 grams. I will make that decision after test flights to see how I like the current CG. Overall a great little kit even though I winched at the price tag. Seems everything is more expensive these days! If you are considering this jet go ahead and hit the buy button, you won’t be disappointed! Motion shipping is lighting fast as always. I can’t imagine this plane won’t perform well so Im giving it a thumbs up on performance based on the videos and appearance of the finished model in my possession.
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Posted 5 years ago
This is an awesome jet and flies like it is on rails. The instruction are a bit lacking and could use some improvement.
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Posted 5 years ago
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The plane looks great and flies extremely well - by the way, she really gets on with it when you hit the coals with a 6s battery.NEXT?? When can we ORDER the USAF pilot training triumvirate of the T-37 Tweet, T-33 Shooting Star, and the T-38 Talon.That would be absolutely awesome!!!
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Check out our build review on YouTube!! https://youtu.be/IOtgz1g1dngWe will be doing a flight review as well. And man did we put this plane through the wringer!!
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Really like the T-33.Looks great.. flies great!Flight footage and review as follows:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuFPNgBLuE
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There was an issue with one of the spring-loaded landing gear doors: It was not returning to the up position when the gear was deployed (was not returning far enough). I think I have since resolved the issue.
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Posted 5 years ago
my first EDF plane, looks awesome and flies like a dream!
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