The Most Sought-After Jet, EVER - E-flite F-14 Twin 40mm

The E-flite F-14 40mm was the unicorn everyone wanted to see. Does it live up to the hype? It's definitely a unique model, and the only UMX scale aircraft to feature sweeping wings. It's a challenge to fly but it's fun and rewarding. Let us know what you think in the comments.

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0:00 Introduction
1:00 Takeoff w/ Spektrum 2200 4s 30c
1:57 Wing Sweeping
2:30 Landing Advice
3:38 Turbulence Handling
4:08 Half-Sweep Pass
5:23 Landing
6:20 Battery Swap
7:01 Hand Launch w/ Spektrum 2200 4s 30c
7:42 Stall Testing
8:45 Touch & Go
10:20 Landing & Review
11:58 TwoBros Score
12:55 Flight Characteristics
13:30 Landing Advice

[cnsrcandotherprojects]

Awesome model but 300 dollars for a umx f14 is insane. I know it’s edf but edfs aren’t that pricy.

[ModelAVRChannel]

Nice job Jon. I love this lil bugger, really a fun jet to play with. It gets attention at the flying field.

[hardrocker]

Very beautiful indeed but one has to use their batteries because the battery compartment is narrow, especially if one wants to use older batteries. The other thing is it can only be belly landed on short grass otherwise those winghinges pop out and u have to open four screews to open it up each time, to fix it. Otherwise I would buy it, it`s really a lovely plane. By the way, you fly really good, I wished I had a cousin, friend who could fly like you.

[TheBoySwift]

I have one but with limited options I hand launch it without the gear and belly land on grass. After the hype I was initially disappointed with it as it feels fragile and I had a couple of poor hand launches because I couldn’t grip both nacelles well enough. However like others I added a launch grip between the nacelles which made things much easier and can now hand launch confidently every time. I’m really enjoying this jet now and you’re right in that it handles like a bigger EDF with AS3X working its magic. It also holds up to belly landings and the odd bump pretty well too. Having now seen what it can do, I think the price is pretty fair for an accessible F-14.

[airhammer]

I understand the work involved to bring a little F-14 to market. It's immense and little of them to choose from. I do like this one but I'm not giving $300 for it. The very limited battery selection hurts it as well. The "frugal" part of me just can't do it. I'd rather have a laundry list of other 30, 50 and 64mm edfs out there, that cost a lot less. I realize most are PNP but who doesn't have a spare rx or 2 lying around.
Great flying Jon, it was really nice to see the F-14 land and take off with the wings swept back. Nice work on the camera Tony. AirHammer out!!

[notoo]

You fly it way better than me. Only wish it had rudders. It's definitely a challenge to land.

[RubyS.]

It's actually a good little plane and more durable than you would think. I hit the wing landing and it's designed to just pop off at the joint pretty neat. Plus it's an f14

[recoveryfpv]

Pretty neat little plane, thanks for your review of it.😎

[thereal-stl_slim]

Would this be a good trainer before I fly the bigger twin 64, or 80? Thanks again Jon

[jared]

I mustve missed the alert. I didnt realize you reviewed this. I was at my LHS last week and saw it on the shelf and thought it looked very well put together. Do you find yourself enjoying flying the umx f14 about the same at the fwf14? I love my fw14 and just hope the umx wouldnt become a shelf queen😅

[beachhobbies]

Nice flight. I was apprehensive to fly it, never used flight modes before, turned out to be well behaved and easy to hand launch. Battery just fits, Zee 4s 2200. Hand launch was surprisingly stable, didn’t have a grip issue. Bit of headwind helps landing.
Performed near vertical wing sweeps, exciting!
I’d link a video but I guess that would self promotion. I watched your vid before flying mine, thank you.

[rockyprivratsky]

Man! Glad your hand toss went better than mine. This and the Eflite 64mm F-15 were no fun to hand launch. I’m in Colorado. So, I’d imagine the altitude has something to do with.

[ClintJohn-vbdl]

Hi bro am from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 I've got one of those aircraft and I never fly it yet but I live it I'm a new beginner I like looking at you flying them 👋

[bg]

This thing will teach you how to fly a wing loaded edf it’s not the most acrobatic thing but it will make you a better pilot. It’s pretty durable and tbh 300$ is cheap in todays economy. I don’t feel bad selling it at the store I work at. My coworker loves his I have no bad things to say about mine other than it can get sketchy if you don’t keep your speed up and pay attention to your voltage callouts like most edfs. Toss it like your life depends on it if you hand launch and good quality batteries are your friend. I may try to y harness twin rudders on one. If I can figure it out there seems to be an open port.

[michaelmickoberhaus]

Very cool looking jet, to bad no retracts

[Aviation.lover]

i have a habu 50mm its the only edf i have that i flew many times without a problem my first crashed almost done repairs 2th got underpowerd/not working but i flew it twice pretty nicely im buying the 64mm f15 and the tomcat got any tips for those 2 jets?

[lawrencewilliams]

YOU ARE AMAZING RC PIOLOT KNOW THAT BROTHER HAPPY SUBSCRIBER 😊

[williamjones]

Good afternoon, sir! What size are those 6amp servos from Amazon for ultimate 3d plane..

[Chriswillrise]

it sounds exactly like the jets sound like in RF9.5

[nirlachman]

Jon, I think the reason that this airplane is labeled as level 3 is not only related to the flying skills but also because of the “advanced” radio setup which is more complicated than the usual BNF setup :)
Thanks for another great video 🙏🏻