RE: 1/4 scale LiPo powered aerotow
Hi Dave,
I really dont have any degree in electrics!! Jus few years flying electric, so
just learning by doing...
Nowadays there is so much info about lipos available, that it is much easier
than 2 years ago, when I started playing with Li-cells. Your Sig Cub would fly
easierly 25 minutes with lipos, or much more if you want..
Thinking about my tug combination, Actro 40-6 outrunner powered Cub and K-8 glider is total weight of 11 kgs (is that closer 24lbs?) while taking off, and it goes smoothly
up, I would not anymore even think about NiCd/Mh cells, Kokams are just great!
OK, initial investment is much higher, but... planes just fly so much better!
And 5 times longer. But also a big step onforward is motor technology, especially
in scale/pattern/3D planes, where lots of flying is on partial throttle setting.