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Old 04-26-2005, 06:01 PM
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Thomas B
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Default RE: Micro Space Shuttle


ORIGINAL: Nitrocharged

sweet!
With the current micro r/c gear this could easily be under an ounce!

I havent seen one of these in OZ otherwise I'd give it a try myself. Those pictures ( minus the Ant. ) look like the real deal!

Well, even after the hollowing of the fuse, the foam airframe is nearly one oz, so a one oz version with actuators or whatever is not all that possible.

This cranked delta planform needs a lot of speed to fly well, so I think that you need to keep the watts per lb well up above 50. Hard to do with some of the micro systems in direct drive and the model needs more speed than you get with a gear drive.

Having said that, it could benefit from some weight reduction, but I would not part with the 2 cell 340 pack and the 12MM direct drive EDP50 system ans the performance it offers.