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Old 02-15-2008, 02:26 PM
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Default RE: sick of jetts

everyone is not going electric.... that is an inaccurate generalization.

For me, I got into this hobby when I was young. I had fuel powered cox cars, started with CL when I was 8 ro so. Started flying R/C in 1976. The main draw to c/l and r/c rather than just building plastic models or rubber power ----- was the engines. Sure I enjoyed building the aircraft, but firing up that engine every time really was the key.

I still love engines. All types. And I am definately not alone in that respect.

Yes, I own and fly some electric planes and helicopters. The motors, speed controls and batteries for these have only developed to a "seriously" usable state in the past 8-10 years. But I consider electric power 100% different projects. Parallel activities. Definately not considered a replacement for a fuel powered engines and aircraft.

Sure, electric can go fast. You have no frontal area, limited cooling requirements, and no structural/physical limits on the powerplant rpm. Even large-size electric ducted fan is very practicle. The limits with electric are weight-batteries-wiring-electronics survivability. Different balancing act.