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Old 05-14-2004, 01:57 PM
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Matt Kirsch
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Default RE: Electric motor for SPAD SPADET-40

I'm not familiar with the construction of the SPADet is in general, but you can eliminate a lot of weight by using 2mil Coroplast for the top surface of the wing, and using a folded Coroplast tube instead of gutter pipe for the fuselage. Using these techniques, my Coro-trainer weighs about the same as a standard balsa trainer.

One of my next projects is to fold up a slightly smaller version of my own-design Coro-trainer and put a 400 Watt system on it.