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Old 05-04-2006, 10:40 PM
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Default RE: Building a Custume Made Speed Plane

not to figure out how to mold the lipo's to the shape of a fuse so they can be the outside of the fuse.
Oh yeah, don't forget that you can probably cram at least a few Lipo cells into the wing since they are pretty thin.

So what's the calc for pitch speed? something like (Pitch in inches x rpm)/ 1056 = mph?

So a 5 pitch will get you to 200mph at 42K rpm, easily attainable with electric motor.
And a 6 pitch at 44K will get you 250mph pitch speed.

I don't know enough to figure out efficiency factors, prop tips nearing/exceeding speed of sound, form drag, lift drag, etc.....

I'm pretty sure that you'd want an airframe with the lowest drag possible, or a HUMONGUOUS-GIGANTIC amount of thrust

Also, the Lipo technology is continuing to move at a rapid pace, energy density is going up, packing more and more power into a smaller and smaller package (hey, isn't that what they call a bomb)