Electrifing an old friend
03-23-2004, 11:51 AM
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Electrifing an old friend
The model is an Aeropro ARC kit of a Citabria. After years of neglect, I'm going to convert it to electric. Here are the stats:
Wingspan 104"
Wing Area 1612 sq. ins.
Weight (before conversion) 20.5 lbs
I'm looking for power suggestions and any other ideas that come to mind.
John
Wingspan 104"
Wing Area 1612 sq. ins.
Weight (before conversion) 20.5 lbs
I'm looking for power suggestions and any other ideas that come to mind.
John
03-23-2004, 11:58 AM
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RE: Electrifing an old friend
I weighed all the "stuff" that I pulled out of the model so far. I'm looking at a weight loss so far of 4 lbs 7 ozs. I'm replacing the fabric covering more for cosmetic reasons than weight, but I expect to lose some more weight after recovering.
John
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03-23-2004, 01:24 PM
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RE: Electrifing an old friend
John,
Anyway you look at it, you better have some spare cash on hand to electrify a plane that size.
Here are some suggestions:
[ul][*] Call or e-mail Shawn Plummer at [link=http://www.hackerbrushless.com/]Aero Model[/link][*] Call or e-mail Tom Cimato at [link=http://www.maxcim.com/MEGAMax.html]MaxCim Motors[/link][*] E-mail or PM Rob Honeycutt on help with a dual brushless setup
[/ul]
In order of cost...
[ul][*] Hacker C50 Acro[*] MegaMAX from MaxCim Motors[*] Dual Brushless setups
[/ul]
The C50 Acro may not be sufficient power for this model but I am not certain.
Good luck!
Anyway you look at it, you better have some spare cash on hand to electrify a plane that size.
Here are some suggestions:
[ul][*] Call or e-mail Shawn Plummer at [link=http://www.hackerbrushless.com/]Aero Model[/link][*] Call or e-mail Tom Cimato at [link=http://www.maxcim.com/MEGAMax.html]MaxCim Motors[/link][*] E-mail or PM Rob Honeycutt on help with a dual brushless setup
[/ul]
In order of cost...
[ul][*] Hacker C50 Acro[*] MegaMAX from MaxCim Motors[*] Dual Brushless setups
[/ul]
The C50 Acro may not be sufficient power for this model but I am not certain.
Good luck!
03-23-2004, 05:47 PM
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RE: Electrifing an old friend
I'm not looking for 3D proformance, just scale power. Does anyone have experience using the Mega 22/30/x series motors at 50 amps? Their website seems to indicate a max of 70 amps. This would put the power at 1500 watts.
John
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03-24-2004, 12:44 PM
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RE: Electrifing an old friend
Go find Modelairtech website, Tom Hunt proprieter, NEAT fair organizer. Tom has geared and belt drive solutions and can provide sage advice tailored to your plane and needs. E-Zone folks can also provide some suggestions. I'm planning to build a vintage Dynaflite P40 ( .30-.40 size) and power it with an old Astro 15FAI geared motor and 12 3000MA cells. Power will be marginal but scale-like, plan to build extra light and do lots of sanding and hole making. Tip, lots of info available on E-Zone too.
