Newbee has a couple of questions
Hello all, I'm getting back into flying after about 20 years .(retired now).
I was quite heavy into sailplanes in the old days and I'm building one now BUT I also thought I'd build a small electric to play with, also. I bought an old Astro Flite kit called the Sport. It calls for an Astro 05 motor.
I'm not sure when this kit was produced but the balsa is nice. And I can tell it's a few years old because Astro calls for their 'motor controller' which is 'on - off' ;-)
I have found a used Astro 05 can motor. The plans call for a radial mount. I have been searching the internet and can't seem to find anything on a radial mount and I don't see one on Astro Flite's web page (but I may not be smart enough yet to know what I'm looking for).
The air plane is 36 in span, 292 sq inches. Up weight is about 30 oz.
My questions are
1. Does anyone know what a radial mount for an Astro 05 is ?
2. What size/type batteries would you suggest?
3. What size ESC.
THanks,
Rick