EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTRIC POWERED FLIGHT
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7100376/tm.htm
My first question is always about weight. How much does the plane weigh, all up, ready to fly today?
Typically for a glow conversion we shoot for about 100 watts/pound. If you are one of these "way to much power Is just about right" then we might shoot for 150 to 200 watts/pound.
But using an electric "40" is a good target for typical pilots.
I find the Electrifly motor selector very helpful.
http://www.electrifly.com/powersyste...tem-index.html
There are more detailed configuration tools but these are out of the conversion table.
http://www.electrifly.com/powersyste...brushless.html
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[TD].40 [/TD]
[TD] 42-40-1000 [/TD]
[TD] GPMG4675 [/TD]
[TD] SS-60 [/TD]
[TD] Not Needed [/TD]
[TD] Medium [/TD]
[TD] 5 [/TD]
[TD] 10 x 5E [/TD]
[TD] 12,450 [/TD]
[TD] 46.4 [/TD]
[TD] 4 cell (3200) [/TD]
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[TD] .46 [/TD]
[TD] 42-50-800 [/TD]
[TD] GPMG4700 [/TD]
[TD] SS-60 [/TD]
[TD] Not Needed [/TD]
[TD] Medium [/TD]
[TD] 5 [/TD]
[TD] 10 x 5E [/TD]
[TD] 13,080 [/TD]
[TD] 40.2 [/TD]
[TD] 5 cell (2100) [/TD]
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Last edited by aeajr; 03-26-2014 at 08:08 AM.