ORIGINAL: J Lachowski
Thinking in terms of lighter weight. I would think an inrunner (Hacker or Neu) and a YGE 90A ESC. Also, CF prop and spinner. Cha - ching!!
Hi, Joe:
I recently assembled and maidened the Sickle with a Himax 6330, CC HV85 and Rhino 4900's. Weight was under 4900g (about 4870g, I forget exactly) with an APC prop, and 4816g with the Falcon CF prop.
So a
relatively inexpensive combo can work weightwise. But I haven't seen any weights on the Vanquish airframe.
I had been waiting so long for the Vanquish that I started referring to it as the Vanish and instead got the Sickle, which is a very nice model. After only a few easy flights I am starting to understand why so many of you veteran pattern guys are going electric.
However, now that the Vanquish has actually materialized I will probably sell some other stuff to make room for it. Limited storage space, so something must take priority.