ORIGINAL: KC36330
ORIGINAL: Dr Honda
I run 2x 2200 mah packs... and after 4 flights, and some messing around on the ground... I only put 400 ma back into each pack at the end of the day.
200 mAh per flight??? what kind of flight time???? my Tornado is the smallest jet i've got, it has a single 2300 LiFe battery, it uses 350 ish per flight, there is no binding of any control surface and i don't bang the sticks around so i can't imagine a flight using half that.
My timer is set to 4.5 minutes.... so there is a couple minutes on the ground after I start... and I have about a minute to land after the timer beeps. Realistically... it's a 5 to 5.5 minute flight. (I don't start my timer until I get ready to take off)
The other thing I was thinking about is that I didn't go overkill on the servos. SO... if you have monster metal gear, high torque servos... you will be pulling more than me. So if I'm pulling 200 per, and you are pulling 350 per... that would be right with bigger servos.
What I have:
Ailerons: 2x JR digital about 90 oz/in
Flaps: 2x Futaba Digital 58 oz/in
Nose gear: Futaba standard. 48 oz/in
breaks: Tower Pro Micro 28 oz/in
Rudder: 2x HS-80 mini about 40 oz/in
Elevator: 2x Power HD mini metal gear 48 oz/in
I know to some... the servos listed above sound weak... but none of the control surfaces are very big... and I'm not yanking the sticks hard. (I don't want to break the wing. lol) So... they should be fine.