Hello guys,
This SIG Kadet LT-40 was acquired about one year ago and finally took it down from the hook and took out the Gas Tank out, cleaned it some from the slime and set it up as Electric.
At first, I was looking for a E-Flite Power 46 motor for it and instead found a combo motor/ESC in my hobby drawer that really does the job perfectly. My goals are long flights with very mild sport flying.
The motor is known as the Thrust-50 Brushless motor and Quantum 65-AMP Brushless ESC. This combo has been reviewed and is recommended at the Precision Acrobatic (PA) web site noting a very efficient motor/esc combo.
PA Web Site Providing additional information:
http://www.precisionaerobatics.com/t...s/thrust50.pdf
The entire setup is as follows:
* Thrust-50 Brushless motor
* APC 13 X 8 "E" Propeller.
* Quantum 65-AMP ESC (BEC Disabled).
* Separate RX Battery with switch harness (Thunder Power 2-Cell, 1800mAH, Lithium Polymer).
* Futaba 7-Channel Dual Conversion (FP-R1270F) receiver. (72-Mhz, FM)
* Futaba 4-Channel Transmitter. (72-Mhz, FM)
* Futaba Standard Servos (1303's)
* Turnigy 5-Cell, 4,000mAH, Lithium Polymer flight pack.
Flight Summary:
This model has amazing lift capabilities and as heavy as it is the thing can stay in the air with as little effort as possible. I have never had a "TRAINER" such as this and I am amazed and impressed with its manners. I believe that notwithstanding all of the FOAM Electric Trainers out in the Market, this one (SIG Kadet LT-40) is by far the best trainer that I have come across in a long time.
As a matter of fact, the model still performs even though I changed the main gear wheels (Tires) with some warbird looking 3 inch diameter tires for those occasions when the model goes off the runway. Unfortunately, the tires are flat as they are made from some cheap rubber / plastic material and they gone flat.
Even though they are flat the model still manages to gain speed and take off with minimal WATTS (Power).
In Flight it is a baby doll like a true trainer should be and yet, I can manage some mild sport maneuvers such as effortless loops, rolls and hammerheads.
An amazing trainer with super design qualities.
This is not the first GLOW-TO-ELECTRIC conversion done on a slimmer SIG Kadet LT-40 as I had one with a much heavier 22oz ASTRO FLIGHT 60 direct drive motor and you can visit at:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1482085
PICTURES of the Latest LT-40 Conversion:
The Beginning.......
Before Cleaning the GLOW Slime:
After Cleaning the GLOW Slime:
Added Bulk Head Plywood to avoid Battery from sliding AFT into FUSE:
Never Trust an OLD Ni-MH Receiver Pack that has been lying around your hobby drawer!
Selected the Thunder Power 2-Cell, 1800mAH Li-Poly Receiver Pack instead!
VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnu5s2awJLw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c30ub-PGcy0