RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: MSP1957 BK What power system will you run in your Angel 50?? MP [/quote] I think that Luigi is sending me a motor that is comparable to the Hacker in KV and weight. It's an off brand motor that he's going to be carrying. I've also got the recommended Hacker that I'll likely play with as well. :) BK
Posted on: 1/25/2008 8:32 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: jooNorway Do you have a link to your review? [/quote] Here ya go. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623855
Posted on: 1/21/2008 6:50 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: jfetter [quote]ORIGINAL: jooNorway OK, then I understand. The standard Hacker have 14 poles, and your Hacker is the "heli"-version. Just proves how much (little) I know about Hacker [:)] [/quote] It "was" the heli version (may it rest in peace). Actually the guy that recommended it was way off-base, I should have validated the setup in MotoCalc like normal but didn't... Jack [/quote] I feel better now as I have the non-heli version in a big E3D 63 and on 5s swinging a 19x8 Xoar I'm only pulling 48-50 amps. So on 6s turning a 15x10 or 16x10 I'd think it would be a very nice setup. I've never had a problem one with my Hackers and I've used a lot of them and continue to do so. Most of my planes have them in fact. BK
Posted on: 1/21/2008 6:48 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: Rune is there a version that are for glow or is there easy to modify to glow ? could not find it as glow! [/quote] Rune, Sebart normally has a conversion kit for sale. The motor mount box is two pieces. Instead of bolting the front piece on with the glow version you bold the IC motor mount rails. I'd contact your distributor and ask them for it. BK
Posted on: 1/20/2008 9:10 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: J Lachowski Can anyone give me a measurement from the plywood plate that the A50 16S is mounted to to the front of the thrust washer? I am using the Extreme Flight Torque 4014T-570 and need a reference measurement for mounting it. [/quote] You planning to run that on 5s or 6s? What size prop?
Posted on: 1/20/2008 9:09 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
Ohhh, hadn't seen that one yet. I'm liking that a lot!! Love the colors too. Hmmmm
Posted on: 1/19/2008 9:35 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: jfetter [quote]ORIGINAL: Bill Killillay [quote]ORIGINAL: jfetter < snip > First of all I have to say this is the first ARF I've build that was designed especially for electric. < snip > JFetter (Jack) [/quote] Hey Jack, Actually, there have been several now...!! The pictures are nice to see. I like the airfoiled tail surfaces too. BK [/quote] Bill, Thanks
Posted on: 1/19/2008 8:19 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: jooNorway I think you have described the Angel perfect Jack [;)] I am so happy we can buy decent ARF pattern-trainers. Most of the stuff "out there" is 3D-stuff [:'(] Btw; I liked this Sebart-gadget too much I think. Yesterday I bought a Katana 30S from Sebart. Just to have a plane to do hovering and playing with to avoid stretching the limits with the Angel. The Katana will be a cheapie, using stuff from UH. [/quote] Joo, you'll like the Katana 30. I did a review on it on another RC website, including a build thread that I still update and post in on a regular basis. It's a great plane for it's size and weight. I've put probably 200+ flights on mine. BK
Posted on: 1/19/2008 1:07 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Angel S EVO Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: jfetter < snip > First of all I have to say this is the first ARF I've build that was designed especially for electric. < snip > JFetter (Jack) [/quote] Hey Jack, Actually, there have been several now that were designed from the ground up to be electric first and then converted to IC if desired. SebArt's Katana 50 a little over year ago was one of the first such. You actually had to buy a kit to convert it to IC. Since that time there have been several other manufacturers that have gone this route in the 55" to 85" WS range. SebArt was one of the first though!! Great thread BTW!! The pictures are nice to see. I like the airfoiled tail surfaces too. BK
Posted on: 1/19/2008 1:04 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: New models since Vista Upgrade?
[quote]ORIGINAL: rajul Hi Bill, there are some instructions on how to install model downloads here http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5241496/tm.htm It will also help if you could disable User Account Control in Vista [/quote] Thanks for the reply, how do I disable User Account Control? Didn't I have to do that when I installed it, so would it not still be off?
Posted on: 11/1/2007 9:01 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Ikarus AeroFly Pro and Aerofly Pro Deluxe"
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New models since Vista Upgrade?
Hello, a few months back I upgraded my OS to Vista and I turned to these forums for help in getting that running. Now I have a new issue. I can't seem to download and add any new models. All the models that I had pre-upgrade work fine, but anything that I add post upgrade does not show up in the list of models that I can select. Any ideas? Thx, Bill
Posted on: 10/30/2007 9:24 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Ikarus AeroFly Pro and Aerofly Pro Deluxe"
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RE: Cold Fusion Email Server Setup Errors!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: RCadmin next time you get any error scroll to the bottom of page and note what server you are on (rcu1, 2, 3 or 4) and let us know. this helps alot. these issues are usually isolated to the one front end server you are on marc [/quote] Sure thing, will do.
Posted on: 8/15/2007 6:37 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Forum questions or problems"
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Cold Fusion Email Server Setup Errors!!
Hello, while working in the market area of your site I've run into this error message in several areas. While submitting an offer on an item, while trying to remove one duplicate offer because of said error and while trying to report said error I got the same error. ========================================================== The web site you are accessing has experienced an unexpected error. Please contact the website administrator. The following information is meant for the website developer for debugging purposes. Error Occurred While Processing Request An exception occurred when setting up mail server parameters. This exception was caused by: coldfusion.mail.MailSessionException: An exception occurred when setting up mail server parameters.. The error occurred in D:\rcu\signup\trouble.cfm: line 86 Called from D:\rcu\signup\trouble.cfm: line 86 Called from D:\rcu\signup\trouble.cfm: line 86 84 : ------------------------------------------------------ 85 : 86 : Manage: http://www.rcuniverse.com/marshal/troubleDetails.cfm?lostid=#get.id# 87 : 88 : View All: http://www.rcuniverse.com/marshal/troubleq.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources: Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct syntax. Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem. Browser Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) Remote Address 65.12.164.87 Referrer http://www.rcuniverse.com/signup/trouble.cfm Date/Time 13-Aug-07 07:24 PM Stack Trace (click to expand) at cftrouble2ecfm213302908.runPage(D:\rcu\signup\trouble.cfm:86) at cftrouble2ecfm213302908.runPage(D:\rcu\signup\trouble.cfm:86) at cftrouble2ecfm213302908.runPage(D:\rcu\signup\trouble.cfm:86) coldfusion.mail.MailSpooler$SpoolLockTimeoutException: A timeout occurred while waiting for the lock on the mail spool directory. at coldfusion.mail.MailSpooler.postSpoolMail(MailSpooler.java:1189) at coldfusion.mail.MailSpooler.storeMail(MailSpooler.java:652) at coldfusion.tagext.net.MailTag.doAfterBody(MailTag.java:619) at cftrouble2ecfm213302908.runPage(D:\rcu\signup\trouble.cfm:86) at coldfusion.runtime.CfJspPage.invoke(CfJspPage.java:152) at coldfusion.tagext.lang.IncludeTag.doStartTag(IncludeTag.java:349) at coldfusion.filter.CfincludeFilter.invoke(CfincludeFilter.java:65) at coldfusion.filter.ApplicationFilter.invoke(ApplicationFilter.java:225) at coldfusion.filter.RequestMonitorFilter.invoke(RequestMonitorFilter.java:51) at coldfusion.filter.PathFilter.invoke(PathFilter.java:86) at coldfusion.filter.ExceptionFilter.invoke(ExceptionFilter.java:69) at coldfusion.filter.ClientScopePersistenceFilter.invoke(ClientScopePersistenceFilter.java:28) at coldfusion.filter.BrowserFilter.invoke(BrowserFilter.java:38) at coldfusion.filter.GlobalsFilter.invoke(GlobalsFilter.java:38) at coldfusion.filter.DatasourceFilter.invoke(DatasourceFilter.java:22) at coldfusion.filter.RequestThrottleFilter.invoke(RequestThrottleFilter.java:115) at coldfusion.CfmServlet.service(CfmServlet.java:107) at coldfusion.bootstrap.BootstrapServlet.service(BootstrapServlet.java:78) at jrun.servlet.ServletInvoker.invoke(ServletInvoker.java:91) at jrun.servlet.JRunInvokerChain.invokeNext(JRunInvokerChain.java:42) at jrun.servlet.JRunRequestDispatcher.invoke(JRunRequestDispatcher.java:257) at jrun.servlet.ServletEngineService.dispatch(ServletEngineService.java:541) at jrun.servlet.jrpp.JRunProxyService.invokeRunnable(JRunProxyService.java:204) at jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$DownstreamMetrics.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:318) at jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$ThreadThrottle.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:426) at jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$UpstreamMetrics.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:264) at jrunx.scheduler.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:66)
Posted on: 8/13/2007 7:28 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Forum questions or problems"
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RE: AFPD and Vista - NO GO!!! Help?!?!
!!!! Bill K.
Posted on: 5/24/2007 9:05 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Ikarus AeroFly Pro and Aerofly Pro Deluxe"
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RE: AFPD and Vista - NO GO!!! Help?!?!
I've downloaded the latest video driver, but either it's not installing or is still not compatable. The USB is showing as being present in the task bar when I plug it in so I know that Windows is seeing it. Just the program is not. I just found on IPACS site a PDF about some things to try. I have to uninstall and reinstall to a different dir for starters, that may help with the USB, but that won't help with video issues. :( [quote]ORIGINAL: Can you try other usb ports and see if the usb cable is recognized? The Microsoft graphics driver that is supllied with Vista is not compatible. So if you encounter graphics card problems with AFPD under Windows Vista, its most likely a driver problem. Which graphics card are you using? Please download and install the latest Vista compatible driver for your card. [/quote]
Posted on: 5/24/2007 7:08 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Ikarus AeroFly Pro and Aerofly Pro Deluxe"
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AFPD and Vista - NO GO!!! Help?!?!
Hello, I have AFPD on my laptop which is fairly new. A couple of weeks ago I recieved my free upgrade to Vista. Now I'm at a loss here. The USB was picked up fine, but when I launch the program it says that there is no USB found. Also it says there are no OpenGL video drivers found. Can I fix this, is there anything I can do? I miss being able to pratice and try out new routines. Thanks in advance, BK
Posted on: 5/24/2007 6:22 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "Ikarus AeroFly Pro and Aerofly Pro Deluxe"
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RE: New - SebArt 58" Katana 50E
[quote]ORIGINAL: pliebo hey there, hope everything is going good. you must have finished and are flying by now since theres no more posts for a while[;)]. That's what I always do, when I finish a plane I spend so much time flying I don't have time to post. well Luigi gave me one of these 50 size katanas for my birthday, so now I have all three! I don't have an engine for the 140 yet, but luigi said he was getting some 28 cc gas engines that would work. I'm debating also on an engine for the 50 size. I have a saito 82 that might work. I'm having a little difficulty with my horizontal stab on the 140. the tube is crooked and causing it to have a gap between the stab and fuse. don't know if I can remove the tube and re install it. hopefully I'll be flying by next week. [/quote] Actually it is done. There is even video, lots of it. I'll post some pictures and link to the video here in a bit. One reason that I'm holding off a little bit is because I am also trying to put together a formal review for RCU. Happy B-Day BTW. BK
Posted on: 5/13/2007 9:10 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: New - SebArt 58" Katana 50E
[quote]ORIGINAL: NJAIRSTRIKE Hey Guys, I am looking for a home for a satio 100, i am debating on the showtime 50 and now i see this one and I feel it may be perfect, what do you guys think? has it been done before. thanks. [/quote] I'm not sure if it's been done yet or not, but it would be a perfect fit for this plane. If I had one still I would not even think twice about dropping it into this plane. BK
Posted on: 4/27/2007 2:14 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: New - SebArt 58" Katana 50E
I've spent a little more time building on this finally. Time has been short and work long... [&:] Anyway, I just can't get over how good the quality on this kit is. Like it's 30 size little brother this thing is top shelf all the way. One change that I've made from stock is the aileron hinges. I choose to use 1/8" dubro hinges. The key here is to take your time and to make sure you pack the joint with some p-jelly so that the hinges don't bind up with epxoy. I use some rubbing alcohol to clean up the excess epoxy as I go. I am also testing out a new motor for Luigi, I am waiting on some 5s packs that I've ordered to arrive so I've only run it up on 3s so far, but it's very smooth and turned a 16x10 at 150 watts with ease. Very quiet and seemingly plenty of torque. I can't wait for my 5s packs to arrive so that I can really test it out. I hope to have it mounted up to the plane this weekend and if the packs come maybe even fly it this weekend. Here are the pictures...
Posted on: 4/26/2007 10:16 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: New - SebArt 58" Katana 50E
[quote]ORIGINAL: pliebo hey there, I am putting together this same plane except it's the 140 size. This thing is awesome. I have the 30 size one with the Hacker set up. It's a harrier machine ; upright, inverted , rolling, they are all spectacular! I can't wait to get this big one in the air. I'm using a YS 140 for power, and servos from Luigi @ Fedon aircraft. I'd like to hear more about your build. thanks, phil [/quote] Hey Phil, I have some more pictures taken. I used the 1/8" dubro hings for this one rather than the CA hings and I have all that pictured. The rudder and elevator are still CA hings though. I'm using some servo's Luigi also and I'm also trying out one of his new motors. I have pictures of that as well. I will try and post them this evening when I get off work. All that is left is to install the elevator and install the radio. I've not been in a real big hurry as I've been waiting on some batteries. I ordered them earlier this week and hope they will come by this weekend. Will update soon, I promise!! :) BK
Posted on: 4/26/2007 7:38 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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New - SebArt 58" Katana 50E
Hello, I just thought that I would share some pictures and document this build of my latest project from SebArt. After the successful and very fun build and great flying experiences with my Katana 30E this should be a winner too. The plane came double boxed and in great condition earlier this week. Luigi at [link=http://www.fedonaircraft.net/album1_004.htm]Fedon Aircraft[/link] is a great guy to deal with. First thing I always do is open the box and inspect for damage. Like its smaller counter part, everything in the box was tapped down and wrapped in its own bag. Everything is in perfect shape. The next step that I took was to unwrap everything and check for any further damage and to get some weights of the individual parts. BK
Posted on: 4/5/2007 11:29 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: New - SebArt 58" Katana 50E
[quote]ORIGINAL: Macommy How did you get this plane? [/quote] Sorry, I should have posted that in the first post. I got it from Luigi Fedon at www.fedonaircraft.net [link=http://www.fedonaircraft.net/album1_004.htm]Katana S50E[/link]. I've dealt with Luigi several times now and he's always been great!!
Posted on: 4/5/2007 11:27 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: New - SebArt 58" Katana 50E
A couple of notable differences between this model and it's smaller counter part are the lack of air escape holes on the bottom of the larger one. The air dam inside is in place, however due to the fact that this model can be 'converted' to use a glow motor the holes for air escape were left uncut. Yes in the manual the kit to convert this to IC is sold extra. I can remember a time not so long ago that this would have been a conversion the other way. Fun stuff. I went so far as to glue the wing fillets in place and then to mount up the wings to the fuse in a test. I'll work on it more tomorrow evening and post some more pictures then. This model like the 30 size can go together in an couple of evenings if one so chose. I took the time to post some side by side pictures to show how much larger the K50 is over it's smaller counter part.
Posted on: 4/4/2007 9:56 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: New - SebArt 58" Katana 50E
Here are some more pictures from my first building session. You'll notice that there are some differences in the left and right wing weights. Most everything else was pretty close. I have not added it all up yet to see what my total is, but I will in the next day or two.
Posted on: 4/4/2007 9:44 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: New - Katana S30e by Sebart - Looks Awesome
Thanks, I would agree, this size is nice. Easy to transport, affordable, easier to see in the air, and performance is outstanding. [quote]ORIGINAL: Maudib Good job! Not quite finished with it yet... but close... The airframe will come in at the estimated 42 oz without battery... I've opted for an anodized TruTurn E-Spinner for it which will add a little... but it's SO purdy... :) Looks like these size planes are the next "size generation" of high performance 3D electrics... [/quote]
Posted on: 2/1/2007 7:56 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: New - Katana S30e by Sebart - Looks Awesome
Those ESC's do sound nice. I would love to have an actual switching BEC in an ESC instead of having to use something external. Nice, nice... How's the plane? How heavy is it? My Katana came in at 46.5 oz AUW with a 12L and the normal X-40 ESC in it. 13x6.5 prop, etc. I have a [link=http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=605510]thread[/link] running over on the other boards... [;)] And I did a [link=http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623855]review[/link] for them too...
Posted on: 2/1/2007 6:54 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: New - Katana S30e by Sebart - Looks Awesome
You have the motor or the QQ plane? Or both? I got a 12L, but I've not seen the 14L's being sold yet here in the US. BK [quote]ORIGINAL: Maudib This is the same new motor and ESC used in the QQ 49"... I have them and will soon be testing on 3s and 4s packs... the 3s can spin a 14x7 prop and the 4s needs to drop down to a 12x6... The planes are similar in weight so power to weight performance should be nearly identical... [/quote]
Posted on: 2/1/2007 6:30 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: New - Katana S30e by Sebart - Looks Awesome
Here ya go... http://www.fedonaircraft.net/album1_013.htm Luigi has some in stock. I would have one already, but the boss, i.e. the wife has not approved the funds yet. Maybe after tax season... [:D] [quote]ORIGINAL: mithrandir The FUNTANA 140S is really swet too!!!!! Wish mine was the Seba Green and red!!! http://media.putfile.com/FUTABA-14MZ-Hacker-C-50-FUNTANA-140S [/quote]
Posted on: 2/1/2007 6:28 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: New - Katana S30e by Sebart - Looks Awesome
Ed, While it's probably ok to go up to a 12 or even 13 due to the fact that the props unload in the air and current draw drops off a lot it's your call. I'm running a Hacker A30-12L and ran a 10XL before that. Both are rated for higher props. I have no personal experience with that Axi, but I've flown enough of them in my time and they will treat you right. I would not do a lot of bench testing with a larger prop as that will heat things up a lot. Best thing would be a short test to see where it's at, and do a series of short test flights to see what the motor, battery and esc temps come down at if you decide to go up to a larger prop. You may find that the 11 or 12 is fine. I would recommend going up in small steps though for sure. BK [quote]ORIGINAL: eschummer Hmmm ... This is a 475W (max) motor. Everywhere in the specs it calls for props in the size of 11x5.5 to 12x6. Max current is said to be 42A. I'm afarid I might exceed that with a bigger prop...Any experience with this motor? I've been pretty happy with the smaller AXI's (2808) on smaller models (Mini-Katana, Edge 540, etc.). Thanks, Ed PS: I'm pretty new to all this elctric stuff...(my other plane is a 102" Katana with a 3W 106) [/quote]
Posted on: 1/31/2007 6:36 AM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: New - Katana S30e by Sebart - Looks Awesome
Both of my setups have come in at or around your weight and the plane handles the weight just fine. I'm not sure about those prop sizes though as the smallest that I've flown with is a 13x6.5. Let us know what you settle on. BK [quote]ORIGINAL: eschummer I just finished putting mine together day before yesterday. Here's the equipment: Axi 2820/10 JETI +40 ESC Evo 2150 3S Hitec HS 65's all around The weight came in at 46.9 oz., a little heavy compared to some of the other setups (might be the motor/ESC combo?). I'm still debating with myself on the prop. Currently I have Graupner CAM 11x6 on it - it draws about 37 A with that at full bore. Might switch to a APC 11x7E tomorrow, or whenever the first halfway decent flying day comes up. Ed [/quote]
Posted on: 1/30/2007 10:24 PM by Author "Bill Killillay" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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