ORIGINAL: vertical grimmace
The thing I do not like about electrics are the batteries. Kahloq could not fly again last weekend because he could not charge another set of packs. Even so, it would take around an hour.
I guess it is what bothers you more, seeing cylinders and mufflers, or being able to fly. Not having one of these (DO 335), I do not know how hard it would be to hide the engines, but keep in mind, this is an ARF, So ''scale'' has been compromised from the outset. Ooops, that is another can of worms though! lol
You can fly an electric multiple times in one day AND get charge times under an hour, it just takes money!
My charging setup is
FMA power lab 8 ($230)
Ec5 parallel charging board ($30)
24v 1400w power supply ($180)
2000w generator ($300)
That setup will charge 13xx watts, Ie, four 6s 5000mah lipos (putting 3600-4000mah back in) in 30 minutes.
On a 12v power source (3-550 cold crank amp car batteries, plugged into a harbor freight 150w solar cell all week) with do the exact same batteries and recharge capacity in 1hr 10minutes. The charger is limited to 500-550w on 12v.
So while it is possible, it costs money and the hassle of carrying a generator (if you dont have power available at your flying field).
With the 335, theres really no way to hide the cylinder head and muffler with conventional IC motors, even the 1/5 scale models have the cylinder heada hanging out.