Hi John,
It’s actually a USB drive...stick it into a USB port on your device with the contacts facing toward the contacts in the port, and you will have the manuals etc.
Enjoy,
Len

I had the intense pleasure to fly the X45 in my Mini Avanti today! AWESOME! Unlimited vertical, ramp and spool times faster than ever, 15 seconds from ignition to Tx control. The residual thrust was so low that it did not need brakes to remain still on an asphalt runway! It weighs less than the original P-20SE that was in there and also less than the K30 that had replaced the P-20SE for one flight. It sips fuel only using 600 ml for a 6 minute flight, leaving 650 still in the tank...I was blown away by that! BTW the plane weighs 3 oz less than when it had the K-30 installed! I am guessing mostly because the X45 only requires a 2S LiPo (I used a 1300) rather than the 3S LiFe, which is hard to find in a small lightweight pack. This engine is a game changer guys. I have no idea what the technology(ies) is/are that has/have made this huge change, but I cannot find fault with this power plant at all...and trust in the fact that I am good, well maybe great, in finding fault with things! I suppose the longevity is the only unknown now, but this engine has lived up to its specs and beyond so far, so there is no reason to expect anything less from its life span.
Wow just wow! I wonder what size engines this technology will show in next??? Simply superb!!!
Len

That is great news Len! What is your tank setup? Are you using an air trap?

I use a 1.25 L tank (appears to be Kevlar or glass) from Peter Liu at Baja Hobby in CA. I got that thinking I would be using the K30 ongoing, and normally Kingtechs are thirstier TSFC (Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption). I should point out that the K30 uses about the same amount of fuel as a P-20SE when making the same thrust, so Kingtech has gotten much better on their TSFC of late. That tank needed a tad of the inside edge of the intakes removed, but not enough to be engine significant. I use a 2oz MAP (Model Aviation Products) UAT. I am thinking of filling only 2/3 to 3/4 going forward or switching back to an 800ml tank. I did carry a full fuel load on this flight and it was notably just a little nose heavy for the first few laps. The air trap was air free after the flight so Peter’s tank (old Tam Jets design) works well, though to be fair the flight was not so much about the plane as the engine. So other than a few rolls, a hard short field break, and a vertical climb for a much longer time than I’d normally ever do, there were no aerobatics. By way of explanation, this was only the second flight on this model though I have two other Mini Avanti's that I fly (I donated the first to the AZ desert 18 months ago).
Len
Len

Which and what size pipe are you using for it?

The Tams pipe that Peter Liu at Baja Hobby is selling now. It is ~2” pipe diameter with a fairly large bell mouth ahead of that. I just used the mounting holes that got the tail cone near to the 3/4 to 1” mark from the 2” pipe portion, so the engine sits a fair ways back into the bell mouth. The pipe looked fine after the flight no hot spots or deformities. I was diligent in getting the engine into the center as close as humanly possible though...always a good idea!

Orange towards centre, negative to outer edge.

Stated in the manual 45-50mm

Managed to get out to the local event and maiden the Harlock Viper, motor started faster than others take to switch over. Less than 20 secs. The plane flew great after trimming and gyro setup, flys bigger than it is for sure. I was caught off guard by the speed and quickly realized that half throttle for cruise and 3/4 for vertical was plenty. Flying this plane at full throttle would be more than I would want to push it.

Awesome Kieth! Cant wait to get mine installed and in the air!

I have my X45 in a Micro T1 and have over 20 flights on it so far... it’s an amazing engine..

Looking forward to Jetpower 2019 to see what possible new item from “Xicoy by Gaspar” will be presented

David

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