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

4.8 Rating 262 Reviews
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Great in every respect. I like that the battery is forward of the radio/gyro. Will fly it as soon as weather allows.
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Posted 6 years ago
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This is one of the best foamie jets that I have bought. Flies great, easy to land and takeoff. Looking forward to more classic planes like this one.
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Posted 6 years ago
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This plane flys true and straight and very fast! Maiden needed almost no trim and was easy to fly. Most of my flying is at about 1/3 - 1/2 throttle and plenty fast to be enjoyable. With throttle management I’m getting 41/2 minutes flying time with 6S 5000mah battery. Best part of this plane is how easy it is to land. Just line it up on the runway fly it down with about 10% throttle and at about 5 feet cut the juice and watch it float in. Got about 20 flights on her and not a single ding. Very happy with this plane.
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Posted 6 years ago
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Have over 15 flights on it now...very well made and it’s a keeper.
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Posted 6 years ago
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Overall the plane looks great. Flies good as well. Only issue I have had was one of the landing gear came out when it touched the ground. Upon surveying the damage it was discovered that there was very little glue holding this main gear in. The nose gear and other main seemed to be ok when they were pulled on to check. Epoxied it back in and only a slight blemish on the wing.All in all a very nice plane.
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Posted 6 years ago
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Got my T33 earlier than expected...I've opened the box & inspected it...all appears to be in good order, well packed and free from damage. As it is the dead of winter here I 've not assembled or flown yet but so far am very happy with this airplane...
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Posted 6 years ago
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Received the T-33 last week and after checking out all of the included parts, assembled the plane in one short evening. Everything went together and fit of parts was excellent. Installed a 7 channel RX and set up all of the throws, etc. Because of the straight wing, the plane exhibits a strong presence , and appears quite large. Side by side with my Stinger 90 and my F-86, the T-33 is the largest of the three. Unfortunately, due to lots of rain and high winds, the T-33 is still waiting for its maiden flight.
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Posted 6 years ago
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This is a great new jet, flies great, looks great in the air, good flight time. But, others have had the same issue as with mine: the left retract pulled out a bit on the second landing but not all the way. Very little glue in there. OK, no biggie. Glued it back in last week. Today, second landing, out it popped again, this time completely out, scaring the bottom and side of the fuse. Another member of our group experienced the same issue last week, and had identical experience on his second landing today. So save some time and grief: pull out the main retracts and glue them in solidly with a favorite adhesive. Can't give it 5 stars with the main retract lack of glue issue... wish it were so.
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Posted 6 years ago