Chris,
Thanks, I'll go with the 6.6 volt, A123's but for K.I.S.S. I'm going to use the NiMH 1500ma sub-C battery pack for ignition power it's small and reliable.
Which throttle servo are you using?
Looking to save some weight I'm using carbon fiber control rods, my rod end are stainless steel from
"connectors RC" now known as
" Texas Hobbies" anyway here's a link if your interested, they are CNC machine and well made at an affortable price.
<font color="#0066cc">http://www.texas-hobbies.com/?page_id=484</font>
The Carbon Fiber rods 3/16 od you can buy at your local kite store,there's no kite store around here so I got my rods online from Good winds LLC out of Mount Vernon , WA I use
Pultruded Carbon Tubing <font color="#0066cc">http://www.goodwinds.com/merch/list.shtml?cat=carbon</font>product # 020019 PCT.188x48 6 ea @ $5.79 I probably have enough carbon fiber rods for 7 or 8 planes. BTW the Mfg of the rodend recommends J&B weld when bonding connector to carbon fiber rod,I use Marine-Tex super strong and never gets brittal with age like J&B weld.A 2oz repair kit of Marine-Tex is about 12.00 at West Marine and the stuff last forever. later Cheers: Rich