Hi all,
I've been flying glow powered planes for a long time now as well as glow helicopters and some smaller electric helis. But I have been wanting to go electric for the cleanliness and smoothness mainly. The other day I was pretty much given a Cermark Banchee E-3D airframe in very good condition. It's missing undercarriage and canopy and I also need to get all of the electronic components.
I'd like to do this one on a budget if possible so I'm wondering if you guys could recommend a suitable but budget ESC, battery, motor and prop for this model. I've already ordered 4 HS81 micro servos. I would like enough power to throw it around a bit and prop hang comfortably and I'm trying to gauge how much this will cost me to set up this half decent electric model for the first time. I'm fairly naive when it comes to batteries, motors and escs...
Here is a pic of the airframe:
I did also find this info, but a lot of the parts seem rather pricey and I was wondering if I could do it on a tighter budget:
Wingspan: 54"
Wing Area: 710 sq. in.
Weight: 3.7 lbs / 59.1 oz. (3.6 lbs / 58 oz as tested with TP pack, 68 oz with CP pack)
Length: 53"
Wing Loading: 11.76 oz/sq. ft. with TP pack, 13.79 oz/sq. ft. with CP pack
Servos: 4 x mini servos (Hitec HS81's used)
Transmitter: 4 to 5 channel, computer preferred (Royal EVO 9 Synth used)
Receiver: 4 to 5 channel (Circus 7 caseless used)
Battery: 40 Amp continuous pull nicd / nimh / lipo (10 cell CP2400SCR or 3s2p Thunder Power Gen 2 2100 lipo used
Motor: 450 watt output brushless (Mega 22/20/2 used)
Gearbox: As required (Model Electronics Corp. MonsterBox 6:1 (see construction section)
ESC: Castle Creations Phoenix 45 w/ Battery Eliminator Circuit
Manufacturer: Cermark
Any advice would be great,
Thanks,
Mike