TH 29" EPP F-22 Raptor Jet

After 6 years and many hundreds of flights, my F22 finally gave up the ghost in a vertical dive after I likely overheated the ESC in a very long vertical climb, with a complete loss of control. It was getting old and tired, and on its last legs anyway. The 2nd one was again a joy to build, and I again added rudders, with the hinge lines moved forward. Rudders are not at all required, but I like to do hammerheads, flat turns, steer well in harrier flight, and do a funky knife-edge. For me, rudder(s) on ANY airplane are a must.

*Update* 10 minute flights consistently! This one always goes to the field with me. Please make an F-15!!!

I built the plane per plans, it flew great, but then did some modifications for experiment and fun. I added ganged rudders using two 5 gram servos and added a tri landing gear. Also, used a 2208 2600kv motor with 6x4 prop, and 40 amp ESC. Power output showed 330 watts with the 2200 mah 3 cell battery on a top slot. Weight comes in at 22 ounces, but that's 240 watts per pound if my math is right. This gives about 6-7 minute flights. Yes, heavier, but wow, fast and more fun! Also, tried a 400, 1200 kv size motor with 8x4.5 slow fly prop which worked well, but somewhat slower. It's a hoot!

Flat out awesome!! Flies 6-7 minutes, an is an absolute blast. Wish they had an Eagle and a Hornet too, with rudders. I’m definitely scooping a Gripen when they’re back in stock.

Assembly was relative easy. Plastic parts should have been stronger in my opinion. Carbon Fiber should have been used in the kit - not as an extra item. Flies very well with the motor, ESC and other power pack parts. Crashed once and reassembled with foam tac and medium CA. Replaced a control horn with and it flew well again. Enjoyable plane.

I love flying this plane. Very enjoyable to build. Looks great. Easy to fly. Definitely recommend.

Great fun too fly but should come with rudders after the rudder mod its a 5 star plane allday

Like all my numerous TH airplanes, flys awesome! Recommended power pkg. with apc 4.1 prop

When dialed in, the plane flies like a kite on a string. If you get the surface areas going in the right direction, it will fly. It's awesome. The only complaint I have is the tiny parts included are all you have. Lose one and you'll spend a lot of time trying to retrieve it. A spare black clip that connects the push rod assembly to the servo would've been nice. Other than the lack of spare parts, I'd purchase this plane again.

I was looking for something different when I came across this plane. It's a very quick build, took about 3.5 hours. I downloaded the included pdf build file that was a big help. I used Foam Tac for the complete build, gives a vert tight bond and won't yellow over time. The power package that Twisted Hobby recommends for this plane is perfect, plenty of power. I'm using a 800 3S battery which gave me about an 8 minute flight.This thing flies on a rail no matter what configuration you put it in. Just an all around good aircraft. The only changes I made was to add some small carbon fiber rods to the control surfaces to stiffen them up, probably not needed, but seemed to help a little....