Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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What better way to celebrate Christmas than to... get you favourite EDF and head over to the field to deplete Li-Po packs as if there was no tomorrow? HAHAHAHA!

We'll that's me and my secret to happiness, thank me l8r. :p

Lyuda, my Su-35 flagship has finally achieved the all so elusive thrust to weight ratio exceeding one, and I am having a blast exploiting it. You can tell in that first take-off. I could have kept going but think the point was clear, lol. T/W over 1 is literally a dream come true. And I am still getting over 4 minute flight times. w00t-w00t ! This power combo rules! :D ❤️

Thanks to some friends that recommended to me the FMS Pro 1900kv EDF combo and having moved to newer batteries that deliver great power at a reasonable weight I've finally achieved my goal of getting the Su-35 to hover! Now I need to perform further aircraft setup and gyro tuning to make it look smoother but I am already very happy with the results so far, which you can check and enjoy in this video :)

As far as batteries go, these flights were performed exclusively on HRB 50C 6S 5000mAh Li-Po packs. These are around 725g. After 4 cycles their IR has also seemed to decrease from 4-7 milliohms/cell to just 2-3, which is a very good sign :)
Still don't think this will perform for as long as the CNHL ones but we'll see, time will tell, I'll keep you posted. The old Panther packs have all perished (except one) at around 120-130 cycles. They served with distinction but their age is over.

Flights 330th to 333rd with Lyuda.

Su-35 pilot: Airguardian
Ground video: Luis Ibáñez
Airfield: Club Aeromodelisme Els Cards

If you are interested in getting this jet, check my build video here:
youtube.com/watch?v=7sHVKNWVwDI

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Regarding my SU-35 setup:

This is a fairly modded Freewing SU-35S. It includes a gyro for the TV nozzles to help perform extreme hover and high alpha maneuvers (Stabilizing functions are only turned on for particular maneuvers).

As for the jet itself, the SU-35S is well known for its supermaneuverability features, that are a result of a good aerodynamic design coupled with the use of thrust vectoring nozzles.

The pilot displays a few post-stall maneuvers using the TV nozzles that would be otherwise impossible to perform with a normal jet aircraft.


GEAR DESCRIPTION:

Airplane: Freewing SU-35S dual 70mm EDF
EDFs: 2x FMS PRO 1900kv (6S, 12-blade)
ESCs: 2x Hobbywing Skywalker 80A
Servos: Freewing, metal gear (Stock ones)
Servos for tailerons and TV yaw: Turnigy TGY-306G (Discontinued)
Receiver: FrSky X8R working in D16 mode with telemetry.
External BEC: Turnigy (Hobbywing) 8-15A UBEC
Rx Battery:
- Rhino 2S 610mAh (37g)
- Rhino 2S 500mAh
Main Battery:
- HRB 50C 6S 5000mAh (725g)
Gyro for the thrust vectoring nozzles: Eagle Tree Guardian 2D/3D

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