DoJet Update
Here is an update on my MF480 project. I decided to call it the DoJet after the nickname of the full size jet that I fly, the Dornier 328. I chose to use the Mega 16/15/3 with a Pheonix 45 from Castle Creations. Castle Creations makes a great product and there costumer support is next to none. I still am debating on which battery to use. The FMA high discharge cells look good but the flight time would be down unless they were in parallel. Any suggestions? Ready to fly weight without the battery is 1.5 lbs, not too bad for a prototype. I had some trouble with the inlets collapsing so I added strips of balsa capped with Kevlar around the shell, that seemed to have curred the problem. The silver tool next to the plane is an aluminum plug that I made to make a perfect exhaust pipe for the fan. There is even a lip that matches the diameter of the fan so the transition on the inside is smooth.