maxwell 1

I need a little help,I have a Balsa USA Phaeton 90,and was wondering which of these motors would work best, an O,S,1.60 twin, 125 Saito or a Saito 150 all 4 strokes of course. Iwas also wondering what size servos to use? Thanx Max

NOI53Y

Hello,

I'm not sure on what engine you should because I'm currently building one and using a Super Tigre G90 2 stroke. I'm fairly sure the instructions mention that BUSAused a OS 120 twin on theirs so on that the Saito 125 would be fine.

As for servos I plan on running Hitec 5485HB for everything. They are rated at 6.4Kg (or 89 ounces) at 6 volts so I think that'll be plenty

ShadowGibbon

I have a friend with a Phaeton 90, he flies his with an O.S. 120 (single). It flies great, very much like a full size plane.

smithcreek

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Any of those engines would work great. The plane likes to fly slow and can handle a lot of weight without a problem. I have mine set up as a float plane. Weighs 16 lbs. and flies well on an old Enya 120. That Enya is the original 120 they made that was a bored out 90, not very powerful. A larger engine would work great also.

You don't need any real fancy servos. I used Futaba 3152 for everything and they are more than enough. You can get them very cheap here: [link=http://www.gonitrohobbies.com/FUTABA_S3152_SERVO_DIGITAL_HI_TORQUE_3152_p/s3152.htm]Go Nitro Hobbies - Futaba 3152[/link]

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maxwell 1

Love the floats Smithcreek ,weve got a Goldberg cub with floats. Iam really leaning towards the 1.60 twin,but i want to put smoke on this one, dont know if this can be done with thus motor????????? thanx max

balsa brain

I had one for a little while with a OS 108 FSR for power and that was maybe a little much. My GF's blue and gold parrot got out of his cage one night when we had went out to eat and...

Bill