Hi all,

I've got a Thunder Tiger J-3 Cub arf still in the box. I originally bought it a couple of years ago for electric power. I finally decided to clear the bench and get started on it. However, I have no background or experience in configuring electric power other than my electro-streak (doesn't really count for experience). I was hoping someone could give me a few pointers on determining a power setup for this plane that will provide good "scale" performance and decent flight duration. No need to over-power, it's just a cub. I've got plenty of gassers for high-power flying.

My intended use for this cub is when it's calm or very low wind conditions. I used to fly a cub that belongs to a buddy of mine at the end of our flying day when the wind dies. I had a ton of fun with his except for the mess to cleanup from the glow fuel. I figure an electric would be perfect for this kind of flying.

The specs on the plane are:

Wingspan: 82.7"
Wing Area: 850 sq"
Weight: 6.5 to 7.5 lbs
Engine: .46 to .61 2C, .50 to .91 4C

I did some searching and reading in the forums here and found quite a few references to the AXI motors. After digging into the specs, I believe the 2826/12 or 2826/10 with the JESAP40P (Jeti 40 amp ESC) might be a good choice for this cub. The manual for the cub recommends the largest diameter, lowest pitch prop I can get on it to produce some prop disc drag since it's such a floater. Can anyone chime in and tell me if I'm on the right track here with the AXI's? Also what kind of power source should I look into? Are LiPo's better in power-weight ratio than NiCad's? What about Nimh's? I do have a field charger (Triton) that should work with any type of power source. Any additional information on charging rates/times would also be appreciated. I'd like to be able to recharge at the field for additional flights.

Your help would be much appreciated.