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Old 01-07-2010, 03:21 AM
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it goes like s**t of a stick even at half throttle on a 3s, lower rpm's on 2s, it glides on the surface
Old 01-07-2010, 12:09 PM
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it goes like s**t of a stick even at half throttle on a 3s, lower rpm's on 2s, it glides on the surface
got a guess of how fast?
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it does about 35mph ? have'nt gps'd it
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That's fast man for a mini!
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its only an estimate, it may be slower but ubtil i gps it thats what i think
Old 04-16-2010, 11:58 PM
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Motor and hardware in.....the rest in a couple of days. 60a esc and water cooling plate ready to install. Just need the servo. Got the itch to put this boat in the water.

Gas boat in the water already. Testing props and strut settings with the gasser.
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Old 04-20-2010, 09:48 PM
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She is ready to go.....

Currnet setup:
4515kv water cooled motor, 60a esc with water cooling plate, 3s 2200mAh 25c battery, Castle Creations BEC, Octura 435, and Futaba 2.4g. Should haul *****.

I have a 3800kv motor if I need to tame it down....
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Old 04-21-2010, 08:40 PM
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WOW!! Went to a small pond today for a shake down. Torqued rolled(flipped) it twice off the line. Couldn't even get half throtlte...ran out of pond. Time to hit a bigger pond for some speed runs.
No major issues.
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Hi John. Pls have a look at our website. www.deltaforce-hk.com. We have 16"Vortex RTR and 23" Sniper RTR on sell now. There are some video showing the performance of our Vortex RTR. We use 2200kv outrunner motor, 40A ESC and 3cells 2200mah, 25c lipo battery. A customer from Australia have it tested the speed at 50km with standard setting.

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Old 05-21-2010, 07:47 PM
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Hi, Look at this www.deltaforce-hk.com. Video shows the performance of this mini hydro.
The spec of New Vortex 16" RTR
Motor: 2200kv outrunner with watercool
ESC : 40A watercool
Servo: 9g mini servo(later it will be changed to 9g mini digital servo)

We put 3s Lipo 2200mah 25C to 30C

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