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

4.7 Rating 84 Reviews
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I purchased the German version of the T33 in February 2020, and have just flown it 10 August 2020. Before purchasing the model I carried out a lot of research and one of the main problems was the main undercarriage and the lack of glue holding them in place. I did the tug test and all seemed fine, yet both mains came out during my first take off attempt due to the lack of glue. The lack of glue in the retract mounts seems to be a continual problem, and for me it's not just the lack of glue it is the type being used as it does not adhere very well to the foam and plastic retract wing mounts. All repaired now with clear gorilla glue, but despite the continued complaints on various forums about this specific problem nothing seems to change at the factory. A great looking model, which flies fine, but let down by the retract mounts. I also found that the throws in the manual for the control surfaces were far too much for my style of flying, especially on a maiden flight.
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Best jet I have flown to date!
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I test flew a friends silver T-33. The plane flew so well that I ordered one the next day. I ordered the German scheme, it looks fantastic! It shows up very well in flight, especially below the tree line. We had multiple formation flights this weekend...great flying airplane!
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noble, stable, powerful motor, retractable train very well on grass
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The T33 flies beautifully with bags of power using a 6s 5200mAh 75C lipo. Along with others I have had one main gear dislodge on the 4th landing (grass) and there does not seem to be much glue. Overall, very, very pleased.
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Excellent kit with superb flying qualities. Full illustrated review available on my blog pages https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=430882The non-scale (too high) landing gear is suitable for operation from grass surfaces. Minor flaws that could easily be corrected were a lack of flap uplock to prevent them from disturbing the extrados airflow, incorrect gluing of the plastic air intakes to the foam body causing airflow turbulence into the engine. Unnecessary gear delays due to superfluous heavy servo control box assembly. Please bring out all your excellent models in white version as well, so people can easier modify the finish to portray different aircraft.
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This was my first ducted fan and foam aircraft and I was not disappointed. The quality was excellent and build time incredibly quick, but best of all the flying, superb would thoroughly recommend.
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Very very good airplane, flights smooth and easy on every speed range. The camo is easy to see because the orange tip tanks.Great product, congrats freewing.
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