-- Rafael, is another good looking "bird", I love to watch French Marines "ChillOuts" series on YT. And good flying on your part as well. I'm digging how you slowed down that tiny airplane in real life... That moon was huge at 1:38 though, I thought you might loop around it! Wow that thing can Knife Edge pretty good. Nice throttle up bump, right before touch down, landing butter smooth. I also liked "Kort Parad"(aka Kobra) at 10:33 of your maiden flight.
@RussianThunderrr Oh? I don't know about that series, may have to check it out now... thanks for the compliments! I was also positively surprised with the knife edge performance. The cobra can be improved though on this one... I need to get the hang of it for this bird. Probably need to move CG further aft too. ;)
@@RC4ever wrote: "Oh? I don't know about that series, may have to check it out now... " -- But wait there is more: th-cam.com/video/Vkyi0Sw5QDI/w-d-xo.html -- You got an idea... Its just cool FPV
@lewiemotorsports3616 I'm not sure I totally like the sound of that howl on the Rafale... on the other hand, the Eurofighter sound is godtier hands down!
Nice flying and camera work. Should've used the inverted pass in front of the moon as a thumbnail. Had my Rafale a while now and love flying it, just don't get to fly it though as our field is wet and soft with long grass over the winter. I've had it off the beach here a few times and it's in its element there. If your nose gear stick, apply some rudder and it should go up, think the rod gets out of shape.
The rod gets locked in place while retracting, it's a really bad design. I thought about using that thumbnail, but I had to zoom the image way too much, and it ended up looking way too messy-blocky / low quality for thumbnail use.
@ can’t wait for your livery rehash! I lost mine a few months ago during the maiden at a new field. Tall grass in a marsh never to be seen again. Look forward to more flights
@nirlachman007 Thank you Nir! Well, I may be new to this particular Rafale... but I have hundreds upon hundreds of flights on canarded deltas, so we could say I was already familiar enough with the type! ^^
@@ficosk8 Yo la pillé por 360 ahí así que ya sabes... si te pilla el antojo se puede sacar muy bien de precio durante eventos tipo 11.11 o Black Friday con los cupones ^^
@ súper bien!! Y has tenido suerte con los impuestos. Yo también me aseguré una Avanti 90 (que ya vendí) por 350 y €1,29 de impuestos y €6 para el correo por haber hecho el trámite de aduana 🤣 Una F-16 80mm viene en camino por si me gusta más que la 90mm FW V1 que me quiero armar…. Ahora la Rafale costaría $400 porque todos los put0s cupones menos el de $18 están agotados. Ha sido una falsa campaña 😹 Pero aseguré algunas cosas en el 11.11 👍🏼 Tengo un buen contacto de FMS en todo caso para cuando no hay ofertas 👌🏼
@AndreasStom Oh, I didn't know about that one, I had to google it... the Rafale prototype I knew was white. You mean the Rafale C01 right? Looks interesting. Jon painted his black too, so you can have that as reference as to what it'll look like ;)
seems to fly nice in both versions, quality is good too i guess... but in the end im not a big fan of it to be honest, i can see why FMS put it out there, i mean its a safe model, less risk to produce, but i find it also a bit boring to be honest, same style and looks we have seen in sooo many other sport jets, wish they would go with a bolder design for once...and there are so many new military design out there that could be turned into a hot sport jet...a missed chance if you ask me....still nice video though
My misgivings about FMS aside, I would agree if this comment was made about literally almost any other Jet... but the RAFALE??? First off, this is NOT a sport jet, I don't know why you compared it to those. Canarded deltas are entirely different animals from sport jets. Then there's the fact that this is pretty much the first mid-large sized EDF foamy ever made of a Rafale. There are literally no others like it and I had been looking forward to one being made for a long, long time. Only too bad they made it an 80mm instead of a larger 90mm. Moreover, this one features full span split elevons, which allow it to do a number of things most other canarded deltas could not until this one came out. And then it has quite some better flying characteristics over the Eurofighter and the Gripen, so your judgement is quite out of place from where I see it. Still, the jet is plagued with flaws, from terrible nozzle design to lack of battery compartment space or being virtually impossible to replace wires or servos without making a huge mess, so it's not like I'm an FMS fan or anything... 😂
@@RC4ever happy new year, and let me say im very sorry for this comment...no idea how i mixed that one up but i was actully talking about the new super scorpion V2, and it seems i somehow mixed up the comment window with another youtube task, again very sorry about that :/
It is a bit wing rocky, DESPITE having an active gyro on board. Euro is hands down more stable! But Rafale has more authority in some regards, can do inverted high alpha, for instance. The Euro... not so much.
Very nice flying as usual but definitely not the maiden flight unless the pilot is completely reckless or there was a lot of editing with chunks of the flight being cut out! No pilot with this skill level would do a low level high alpha pass right after take off!
This is an excellent flying plane simply one of the best. And for the experienced aerobatic pilot it inspires nothing but confidence with a wide flight envelope. I power mines with an XFLY MODELS 2200kv EDF UNIT with an EFLITE rotor swap, also Kallends nozzle upgrage. As concerns the landing gear doors; the gear runs off a sequencer so with each fresh battery install cycle the landing gear prior to the flight to eliminate gear door issues.real simple. I typically fly a 4500 pack all the way back. No issues. I also started experimenting with the crow setting for landing invoking it after turn to final, altitude controlled via throttle, alignment to runway via rudder. Takes practice but is pretty cool to get it right. This indeed is one of the best flyers around.
Great job. Demonstrating proficiency. Flies great without the drop tanks. Install the RC Geek Nozzles for a stronger punch out.
Thanks!
I'm not a big fan of adding too much unnecessary weight to models, but I agree the led burners look cool... may have to consider it!
-- Rafael, is another good looking "bird", I love to watch French Marines "ChillOuts" series on YT. And good flying on your part as well. I'm digging how you slowed down that tiny airplane in real life... That moon was huge at 1:38 though, I thought you might loop around it! Wow that thing can Knife Edge pretty good. Nice throttle up bump, right before touch down, landing butter smooth. I also liked "Kort Parad"(aka Kobra) at 10:33 of your maiden flight.
@RussianThunderrr Oh? I don't know about that series, may have to check it out now... thanks for the compliments! I was also positively surprised with the knife edge performance. The cobra can be improved though on this one... I need to get the hang of it for this bird. Probably need to move CG further aft too. ;)
@@RC4ever wrote: "Oh? I don't know about that series, may have to check it out now... "
-- But wait there is more:
th-cam.com/video/Vkyi0Sw5QDI/w-d-xo.html
-- You got an idea... Its just cool FPV
Very cool flying 👍and nice filming 👍
Thank you very much! 😊
The rafale and euro fighter have some of the best sounding edfs on the market… that howl is crazy
@lewiemotorsports3616 I'm not sure I totally like the sound of that howl on the Rafale... on the other hand, the Eurofighter sound is godtier hands down!
@@RC4ever on the Video it Sounds Great indeed! 👌🏼
@@ficosk8 Well, at least there's that! I wonder if the 3DP nozzles will affect sound much...
@@RC4ever they should! But I also think the intakes have a lot to do with it, the full scale rafale howls too lol
🔥🔥🔥 as always
@double_0_6ix26 Thanks bro! ;D
Nice flying and camera work. Should've used the inverted pass in front of the moon as a thumbnail. Had my Rafale a while now and love flying it, just don't get to fly it though as our field is wet and soft with long grass over the winter. I've had it off the beach here a few times and it's in its element there. If your nose gear stick, apply some rudder and it should go up, think the rod gets out of shape.
The rod gets locked in place while retracting, it's a really bad design. I thought about using that thumbnail, but I had to zoom the image way too much, and it ended up looking way too messy-blocky / low quality for thumbnail use.
🤯No way! You actually liked it enough to film 😂 Awesome 👏🏽 I love it! Looks like a fun plane to fly! Thanks for sharing
Thanks @@Hype_RC !!
Sure, I will make a few videos with thos livery before I repaint... helps add some variety too to my usual grey models, hahaha!
@ can’t wait for your livery rehash! I lost mine a few months ago during the maiden at a new field. Tall grass in a marsh never to be seen again. Look forward to more flights
@@Hype_RC Oh, no... that sucks! Sorry for your loss :'(
@ lol thanks! I got the F-16 90 8s &70f22 to make me feel better. It worked 😆
@Hype_RC ROFL
Awesome flying my friend! It looks like it’s your 100th flight not the first 😅
@nirlachman007 Thank you Nir!
Well, I may be new to this particular Rafale... but I have hundreds upon hundreds of flights on canarded deltas, so we could say I was already familiar enough with the type! ^^
@ for sure! I love this Jet, it’s really lightweight compared to all the 90mm and very fun :) my first delta wing
@nirlachman007 I like that it does easy inverted high alpha :)
Jaja justo estaba viendo esta ayer barata en Ali 🤣 Looking forward for your Crazy Scale maneuvers!!
@@ficosk8 Yo la pillé por 360 ahí así que ya sabes... si te pilla el antojo se puede sacar muy bien de precio durante eventos tipo 11.11 o Black Friday con los cupones ^^
@ súper bien!! Y has tenido suerte con los impuestos. Yo también me aseguré una Avanti 90 (que ya vendí) por 350 y €1,29 de impuestos y €6 para el correo por haber hecho el trámite de aduana 🤣 Una F-16 80mm viene en camino por si me gusta más que la 90mm FW V1 que me quiero armar…. Ahora la Rafale costaría $400 porque todos los put0s cupones menos el de $18 están agotados. Ha sido una falsa campaña 😹 Pero aseguré algunas cosas en el 11.11 👍🏼 Tengo un buen contacto de FMS en todo caso para cuando no hay ofertas 👌🏼
@@ficosk8 De lujo pues!
Ese F-16 de 90mm de FW también me hace tilín... quizá algún día...
Maidens sin emoción Jandro? 😹
@@ficosk8 Nada, los tengo a todos mal acostumbrados por que llevo un buen 'track record' de estrenos sin accidentes ni sustos sustanciales... 🤣
Nice flying! I’m getting one next week. Still debating what livery to paint.
@@AndreasStom Thanks!
I will do plain military grey, most likely ( :
@ Me too! But I’m really considering the original prototype all black look
@AndreasStom Oh, I didn't know about that one, I had to google it... the Rafale prototype I knew was white. You mean the Rafale C01 right? Looks interesting. Jon painted his black too, so you can have that as reference as to what it'll look like ;)
@@RC4everMine is almost done, just missing decals!
th-cam.com/video/fC9ucI22DFU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZNJG7T4sOYeLvAe4
I think it’s funny how the gear doors randomly actuate on this model. Mine usually actuate when the airplane touches down for landing.
@williamhammond3998 I heard about that... the control box is a joke, but I took mine out before maiden! ;)
Wow! 👏👏👏👍👍👍
😍😍😍
seems to fly nice in both versions, quality is good too i guess... but in the end im not a big fan of it to be honest, i can see why FMS put it out there, i mean its a safe model, less risk to produce, but i find it also a bit boring to be honest, same style and looks we have seen in sooo many other sport jets, wish they would go with a bolder design for once...and there are so many new military design out there that could be turned into a hot sport jet...a missed chance if you ask me....still nice video though
My misgivings about FMS aside, I would agree if this comment was made about literally almost any other Jet... but the RAFALE??? First off, this is NOT a sport jet, I don't know why you compared it to those. Canarded deltas are entirely different animals from sport jets. Then there's the fact that this is pretty much the first mid-large sized EDF foamy ever made of a Rafale. There are literally no others like it and I had been looking forward to one being made for a long, long time. Only too bad they made it an 80mm instead of a larger 90mm.
Moreover, this one features full span split elevons, which allow it to do a number of things most other canarded deltas could not until this one came out. And then it has quite some better flying characteristics over the Eurofighter and the Gripen, so your judgement is quite out of place from where I see it. Still, the jet is plagued with flaws, from terrible nozzle design to lack of battery compartment space or being virtually impossible to replace wires or servos without making a huge mess, so it's not like I'm an FMS fan or anything... 😂
Still, I agree that manufacturers are missing big time with bolder designs such as the Su-57, 30SM, MiG-35, Larger F-18s and F-35s, etc.
@@RC4ever happy new year, and let me say im very sorry for this comment...no idea how i mixed that one up but i was actully talking about the new super scorpion V2, and it seems i somehow mixed up the comment window with another youtube task, again very sorry about that :/
@WarbirdFan66 🤣🤣🤣
Ok, now that makes total sense, and I wholeheartedly agree!
Gib us proper Su-57s and Su-30SMs already!
Happy new year!
Early days but the FW eurofighter sounds better and flies smoother. Does the Rafale have a gyro, it looks a bit wing rocky ?
It is a bit wing rocky, DESPITE having an active gyro on board. Euro is hands down more stable! But Rafale has more authority in some regards, can do inverted high alpha, for instance. The Euro... not so much.
Very nice flying as usual but definitely not the maiden flight unless the pilot is completely reckless or there was a lot of editing with chunks of the flight being cut out! No pilot with this skill level would do a low level high alpha pass right after take off!
@georgebinns2 The maiden is the third flight. It is mentioned in the video description and detailed in the chapters. ;)
He is for sure not sane but capable instead 🤣 👌🏼
Hasta el vuelo inicial estuvo brutal!! Este viene con el 3280? Suena bastante bien :D aunque se dice que el 3665 es más potente (?)
@@RC4everThat explains the confident flying but still not a maiden flight then. Only the first flight can truly be called a maiden!
@@ficosk8 Guilty as charged, lmao!
The thing flies so smooth
Yupp! :D
This is an excellent flying plane simply one of the best. And for the experienced aerobatic pilot it inspires nothing but confidence with a wide flight envelope. I power mines with an XFLY MODELS 2200kv EDF UNIT with an EFLITE rotor swap, also Kallends nozzle upgrage. As concerns the landing gear doors; the gear runs off a sequencer so with each fresh battery install cycle the landing gear prior to the flight to eliminate gear door issues.real simple. I typically fly a 4500 pack all the way back. No issues. I also started experimenting with the crow setting for landing invoking it after turn to final, altitude controlled via throttle, alignment to runway via rudder. Takes practice but is pretty cool to get it right. This indeed is one of the best flyers around.
@@elijahjackson1134 I took that controller out even before maiden, hahaha... 😆
I'll be printing Kallend's nozzles myself soon enough
This is the one jet that flies so different with the thrust mod inside tail pipes. So much better with the mod
@@jsean13 Will 3DP new nozzles for it soon