ORIGINAL: ChuckW
ORIGINAL: stick man
Well this is more complex than i thought it would be. Imean, i know the difference between 2 and 4 stroke but i dont know the difference between glow and gas. I just like the sound of the 4 over the 2.
On the other hand, I have a bunch of helis which are all elec and since I have caught the airplane bug BIGTIME, maybe i could use some of the batts that i already have. Hmmmm...
Big difference between glow and gas. Glow engines, whether 2-stroke or 4-stroke, use a mixture of methanol and nitromethane that is ignited by a glow plug. Gas engines burn regular pump gasoline and use a spark ignition. Glow engines are great but the fuel can cost upward of $20/gallon while gasoline is around $3-$4/gallon these days. For large airplanes, big glow engines burn some serious fuel so gasoline makes more economic sense in a lot of cases.
What Cessna 182 are you looking at? What size helis do you fly? An 82" scale Cessna is going to take some serious lipos, not just your typical cheap 3-cell, 1800mAh pack.
Also, will this be your first airplane? If so you might want to hold off and get something simpler first. Heli experience will likely shorten your learning curve but a scale airplane still won't be an ideal first plane in most cases.
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I'm looking at the Top Flight 182 or maybe a another brand but I want to go scale for sure. I just finished building a 72" Cub E and maidened it this past weekend, I was squirrely on the controls at first but after a few take-offs and landings I got it figured out. Super fun!
As far as the new bird is concerned, at this point (and after pricing gas engines!) I think I'm going with electric power. And for helis I have 450 (3s 2100mah), 500 (5s 3300) and 600 (6s 5000). I was thinking the 6s might be the way to go for the Cessna 182, but thats just a guess.
I really want a gasser and maybe someday when I have more disposble income I can pull it off, but for now it looks like E is the way to go. Thanks. <br type="_moz" />