H9 SuperStick 40 Value series EP conv.
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H9 SuperStick 40 Value series EP conv.
I had ordered a nice brushless motor 830Kv, .61 equiv. for an airboat I had made. I was then in my LHS and seen this plane for CHEAP! It was just over $100 canadian, And since I had everything else, I just bought servos.
The build as straight forward, not going to cover that. I'll just go over what I added for the power system.
In order to mount the motor, I had to remove the pre-installed engine mount. I then tapped out the blind nuts and found where I was going to mount the brushless. Then I pre-drilled holes and re-used the bind nuts and bolts mounting the motor. the motor's shaft fit in the hole for the fuel lines, and the nice prop mount made it possible to use the included spinner.
In order to balance, batteries had to be installed where the fuel tank should have gone. In order to be able to change batteries without removing wing, I cut a access panel in the nose with a razor knife, leaving me with a perfect blank for the hatch. I am waiting for magnets to complete it.
For the power system, I am using 6S 3000mAH lipos, and 3600's (2x 3s in series). Currently have an Align trex500 ESC, but have a china 100A esc for it.(waiting for BEC) The motor is a 5055 830Kv, sugg. prop 10x6 - 14x6 .
First prop I tried was a 9x4, and it was too small, not enough thrust, but flew ok. Then I tried a 12x6, this prop screamed and the plane was very fast. Short flight time I had over-discharged my batteries as I forgot to adjust my timer. So, I then tried an 11x5, and I am happy with this now, good punch and good flight times, 5-8 minutes.
Overall, the superstick flys quite well. Its my first of this kind of plane, All my others have been 3D and one warbird.
Anywho, here are some vids!
9x4 prop
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HbJXTleNq8[/youtube]
12x6 prop
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJzvCJz5GiU[/youtube]
11x5 prop onboard, close to crash!!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYm7nDa5eSo[/youtube]
The build as straight forward, not going to cover that. I'll just go over what I added for the power system.
In order to mount the motor, I had to remove the pre-installed engine mount. I then tapped out the blind nuts and found where I was going to mount the brushless. Then I pre-drilled holes and re-used the bind nuts and bolts mounting the motor. the motor's shaft fit in the hole for the fuel lines, and the nice prop mount made it possible to use the included spinner.
In order to balance, batteries had to be installed where the fuel tank should have gone. In order to be able to change batteries without removing wing, I cut a access panel in the nose with a razor knife, leaving me with a perfect blank for the hatch. I am waiting for magnets to complete it.
For the power system, I am using 6S 3000mAH lipos, and 3600's (2x 3s in series). Currently have an Align trex500 ESC, but have a china 100A esc for it.(waiting for BEC) The motor is a 5055 830Kv, sugg. prop 10x6 - 14x6 .
First prop I tried was a 9x4, and it was too small, not enough thrust, but flew ok. Then I tried a 12x6, this prop screamed and the plane was very fast. Short flight time I had over-discharged my batteries as I forgot to adjust my timer. So, I then tried an 11x5, and I am happy with this now, good punch and good flight times, 5-8 minutes.
Overall, the superstick flys quite well. Its my first of this kind of plane, All my others have been 3D and one warbird.
Anywho, here are some vids!
9x4 prop
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HbJXTleNq8[/youtube]
12x6 prop
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJzvCJz5GiU[/youtube]
11x5 prop onboard, close to crash!!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYm7nDa5eSo[/youtube]
