ORIGINAL: dbsonic
I know I am going to get a lot of flak for this.. but here it goes...
Is EDF really better than BVM 91 powered ICDF?
With EDF we can't seem to get good speed controllers as they are all out of stock/recall.
The flight time is measured in 2 or 3 minutes.
Finding space to add batteries is tricky along with maintaining CG.
But they are reliable(assuming the new controllers wont blow up like the old ones.. however, I dont plan to be a beta tester).
With ICDF I suppose the main issue is mess and noise.
But the flight time is at least 5 mins, perhaps more right?
And you get a nice smoke trail and it is relatively cheap.
But I guess you could throw a rod or more likely, blow a plug making it less reliable.
Is there a case for ICDF?
The 2 to 3 minute statement is very innacurate. Times of good EDF are in the 5 to 7 minutes range. An electra will fly longer on EDF than an ultraviper used to fly on a BVM 91
I flew ICDF a lot, BVM Sabre, Viper, T33 and the ultimate F4 on twin Viofans with BVM 91's. And there is no comparison to a 12s EVF.
Having said that, ICDF was tons of fun!!!! i don't recall the horror stories people always bring up. Maybe the Viojet with a BVM 91 set up was superior and more reliable
And the twin phantom was the biggest showstopper ever. The sound of a perfectly tuned twin was just amazing
I guess my dad had it figured out, but with good fuel, good oil and good in flight mixture management, those BVM 91's ran flawesly.
I guess the answer is what Kirk just mentioned: EDF is higher performance, period. But there is nothing wrong if you want the challenge of doing something different with the ICDF.