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Old 10-25-2010 | 05:09 AM
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john agnew
 
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Default RE: Glow or Electric

platinum1

There are plenty of other good electric motors on the market other than Hacker or Pletty such as Hyperion and Axi. You will be able to buy a motor / ESC /charger for less than the price of a YS1.70 and a mount.
If you want to fly 10S then two sets of batteries (which is probably the minimum you would want) will cost you around $200 if you buy Rhinos or similiar. These should last a minimum of 100 charges per pack which is $1 per flight. Your YS 1.70 will only get around 6/7 flights from a gallon of fuel which will be around $30. or $4 /$5 per flight. Your electric airframe / servos will last longer as there is no vibration and no fuel contamination. You can get around 8 minutes flight time from your electric setup which is long enough for most people.

John