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Freewing AL37 Airliner Twin 70mm EDF Jet - PNP Reviews

4.8 Rating 189 Reviews
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Awsome airplane, easy to assemble and fun to fly.
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Posted 6 years ago
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I give it two thumbs up very awesome EDF. I am in the process of doing a personal scheme on it and have not got it done yet also installing reverse ESC's
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Posted 6 years ago
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Simply one of the best airliners on the market, we need more
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Posted 6 years ago
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This is the smoothest easiest jet I have ever flown. Alpha you and the Freewing group have just raised the bar again. Thank You for your dedication to this great hobby.
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Posted 6 years ago
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I bought the airliner as a fun, easy flyer between aerobatic flights with large gas planes to relax. My first flight was fun and easy until it was time to land. I was fumbling with the gear and flaps switches and the plane got too far to see well and it crashed a quarter mile away. I just couldn't see it well. So I bought a second one, painted the bottom dark blue. Had an excellent flight off grass field in Ohio, in January and all went well. It touched down on main gear and nose softly lowered like a real airliner. Some people call that a wheelie. I really enjoy this plane and highly recommend it.
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Posted 6 years ago
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My 15 year old son, Alex, received his Motion RC AL37 Jet Airliner on Christmas Morning, and he was thrilled! Alex wants to be a jet airliner pilot and is already flying actual sailplanes in addition to R/C planes, so this was the perfect addition for his R/C hangar! Alex assembled the plane and put on the Motion RC decals and the plane looks extremely realistic. Fortunately, the AL37 fits inside our minivan (with the wings off). If it were any larger though, we'd have to buy an enclosed truck to carry it to and from the air field. The Maiden Flight was perfect, but the second flight we now call the Miracle Flight because we believe the receiver momentarily lost connection. The jet airliner rolled over upside-down while turning, then it headed straight down at a very high rate of speed. Miraculously, the receiver regained connectivity at the absolute last moment and a near-disaster was avoided. At one point it was so low to the ground that we couldn't see it because of the bushes blocking our view and we thought it had already crashed when it reappeared and climbed back up! Alex flew several other planes that same day with the same transmitter with no problems, so we vowed not to use the same receiver again in this or any other plane. After upgrading the receiver, Alex has flown the AL37 six more times with no problems whatsoever. The plane flies beautifully, and from a distance, it appears to be a full-size jet airliner passing overhead. I noticed that our friend Jovi has also reviewed his Hawaiian Airlines AL37 positively, and as he said, his jet looks beautiful and flies beautifully as well. We are all members of the Silent Electric Flyers San Diego R/C Club flying near Mission Bay. Alex and have to agree with Jovi too, these AL37's are crowd magnets! Folks driving by and bicyclists see these huge jets flying around and then they stop by to see them up close, and of course, they always ask us how soon before we're going to fly it again! Alex and I could not be happier with the AL37! Thank you, Motion RC, we love it!
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Posted 6 years ago
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First off, My AL-37 fit in the bed of my 2007 Ford Club Cab with both wings on plane. Put a couple towels under front wheel which lowered tail down to floor of bed. I have flat fiber top that closed all the way down. Only problem building plane was to file down servo connectors to fit in my Spektrum AR620 receiver. All else, great.
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Posted 6 years ago
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Plane came well boxed. The instructions were the same old straight translation from Chinese to English but could be followed if I took my time. The parts that screwed in were ok with the usual having to torque one or two because the foam was not cleared from the screw opening. Someone will have to tell me with all the other parts screwed in why glue the fuselage? Then the fun was over... I hooked all the electrics properly and applied power to the plane only to fill the battery compartment with smoke! After a cool down period (me and the plane) I was fortunate to find the gear wire had shorted. Yep, power and ground wire covering were cut. Thanks to Motion for their great customer care. While loading the plane I found the foam less than strong as weight from my rear window cracked the tip of the vertical fin. Quick gluage and all was better. First flight was interesting as I was expecting 4 - 5 minute flight. Fortunately I set the timer for 3 minutes. Had 28% battery after the flight. Landing was a fast and furious adventure as the plane comes in very fast and has a Looooong roll out. Note: DO NOT LAND ON NOSE WHEEL!!! I used flaps on the next flight only to have the plane almost stall and go nose down on touching the ground. 75 feet of first bounce and as planes do continued to bounce until it slowed. During this jolting the landing gear held its own but the fuse came apart at the joint. Won't use flaps again.All in all, a good looking plane but nothing special in my most humble opinion.
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Posted 6 years ago