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of the Raptor. For the first flight I used two SLS 4s LiPos with a trimming is hardly necessary, landing gear in and then it can
capacity of 5.000 mAh connected in series, thus 8s. The batte- start - pure jet flying. Sometimes I have problems following the
ry bay of the F-22 is sufficiently dimensioned, so that both bat- machine with the camera. After four minutes you should think
teries can be used side by side and the center of gravity of 150 about landing and the F-22 glides in for landing. Fully satisfied
mm behind the leading edge can be easily adjusted. The Rap- with the flight performance Uli rolls the Raptor back to the par-
tor is ready for take-off when the undamped elevators are set to king area.
zero position (specified in the building instructions). When using an 8s LiPo with a capacity of 6,000 mAh, which
fits easily on the battery carrier, the flight time with sufficient re-
Airborne maining capacity is about five and a half minutes, according to
At the IFF Wey 2019 the company MotionRC EU had a booth information from MotionRC. Grass tracks are not always level,
and the representative of the company showed jets from the a slight jolt on landing and the fuselage nose held in position
Freewing program in flight. Among them was the F-22, which by two magnets falls off and gets under the machine. Conse-
attracted attention due to its excellent flight performance. Pure quence: slight injuries on the underside of the fuselage. Sug-
enthusiasm when the machine shot over the track at high gestion: Since two magnets do not provide sufficient support,
speed. Remarkable was the wide speed range when it came fit additional magnets. There is enough space for this and the
in for landing with flaps set at minimum speed. A few weeks la- problem is solved.
ter, the parcel service was standing with a large box of F-22s Both on the ground, but especially in the air the Raptor is just
from MotionRC in the Netherlands, which is now on the runway madness. If you have ever been lucky enough to see the origi-
of my model flying club MBC Cloppenburg, waiting for its take- nal in the air, I can only say goose bumps. With the Freewing F-
off clearance for its first flight. 22 Raptor it does not look much different! This machine is just
Quickly the power lever moves to the front position and just the right jet for the German Championships Jet in the ARF
as quickly the F-22 accelerates and is in the air after about 30 class 2020!
meters of roll distance on the grass runway. The drive genera- JP
tes a lot of power and the Raptor goes into a steep climb. Re-

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