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Old 10-10-2012, 11:51 PM
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hi



i'm converting a nitro plane to electric and need help with configuring the power and parts



the plane is mig-27 foam model covered with fiber glass. weight is about 10lb empty



as this is kind of a pig in the sky 1.8X1.7Meter i want it to fly as long as possible



for the moment the only information i found on net was this setup:



motor - hextronik hxt63-64b (280kv)



batt - 6s - which is good cause i already have 2 of those



prop - 20X8 - as my plane at the moment has no landing gear i thought about graupner cam folding prop



amp - 38.5



thrust - 6kg - which is kind of low for my plane (i guess)





any help regarding power setup will be much appreciated as i'm kind of new to the diy part of this great hobby and up until now i only had rtf planes

Old 10-11-2012, 03:46 AM
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It might help if you put your request in the glow to electrics forum!

This is for electrics to glow!

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Old 10-11-2012, 07:16 AM
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thanks
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Old 10-17-2012, 10:04 PM
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We will forgive you. Just this once!
Old 10-18-2012, 02:15 PM
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well your plane will not fly at those power settings if they are correct as you described. its only about 1900 watts you need a bigger prop or one with more pitch. now you will not be able to get that plane to fly much over 30 minutes as heavy it is. you need a better plane to fly longer.
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So airaptor your going to start giving electric advice on the electric to GlOW forum?[&o] Here we go again!
Old 10-19-2012, 03:10 PM
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i dont always but since your so offended by it i will start doing it more often lol this section doesnt have much activity anyway. some of you guys are really rude to guys that make a mistake and cant read the forum correctly. Jeez

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