Hobbico R&D.... Good deal.
Tim,
How about a plane similar to the Venus II but with an electric power option taken into account. You know, like the original Reactor..... which I think is one of the best knock around airplanes ever concieved. BTW, I fly that Reactor on a 6S 4000 mah pack and I get much longer flights than 4 minutes. Of course I don't fly it at WOT all the time either.
Wiz
ORIGINAL: krproton
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Over the past few years I've slowly been adding electric-powered planes to my stable - not necessarily because they are electric, but just because they are the planes I wanted and they happened to be electric (EP Seawind, foamie indoor stuff, Evader sport jet and Rifle pylon plane). Somewhere in there I also did a re cover on a Venus II ARF and converted it to electric. More and more though I'm gravitating toward electric. The down side can be shorter flight times (4 minutes for the Evader, 2 minutes for the Rifle, but at 120mph and 170mph respectively the flight times are plenty). I have the timer on my Venus set to five or six minutes which is a shorter flight time than I prefer, but I enjoy flying it so much it's worth it. I'm also running 3300mAh batteries though and will probably switch to 3800 or 4000 soon to extend the flight time.
To me the biggest attraction of electrics is the absence of fuel and everything that goes with it including the exhaust residue and having to clean it. I also like learning the new technology of electrics and the ultimate simplicity of the installation (at least that's my opinion). The time it takes for charging batteries isn't a problem because I charge when I'm home doing something else. I also like the lack of noise.
The next guy will come along and provide lots of valid reasons why he prefers glow or gas, which is great. All you can do is try to consider the pros and cons others write about and see which ones work best for you.