I'm a newbie to this electric stuff. Love my "wet" power. But I wanted a small electric to trow in the back of the car for the occasional lunchtime flying session. Saw the great planes Micro Whizz at the shop and bought it. Ordered all the stuff I needed to get it in the air, but when the suff arrived, the gearbox was backordered.

I'm looking for suggestions for alternate drive units. For those not familiar with the Micro Whizz, here are the vital statistics:

32" wingspan, 18 oz total weight, a 280 motor with a 5:1 gearbox and an APC 9x6 SloFly prop are reccomended.

OK guys, what else can I use? A fellow at the field today was flying a little foamy thing of about the same size and weight. was using a brushless motor with out a gearbox. Sounded a bit pricey, but it would be better than not flying.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

If you don't mind the price brushless is the way to go, more power....way more power, longer flight times, less noise (if you don't use a gearbox), more durable/longer lasting. As for the motor I'm not sure maybe an AXI 2212 ? I've got a 2208/32 on a 3DX and it seems to have plenty of power, but most others have a 2212 on theirs. I think that the weight is compairable to the Micro whizz.

Brushless would be a MUCH better alternative than the suggested components. 18 ounces on a S280 WILL NOT WORK to enjoyably fly this plane. In fact, every review I have read in the internet about this plane all say it is a joke, with heavy construction and shoddy components. If you can, you will be much happier returning the plane and buying something else. This plane is an attempt to copy the toddsmodels.com Tiny (I say 'Attempt' because it is twice the weight and wont flhy nearly as well, if at all), and I have never ever read a bad report on the Tiny, or the new Tiny X version. I would buy the Tiny, along with its recommended components from Todd, you will be much happier. And you wont spend as much money, the Whizz is way overpriced. Or, you can find free plans for the original and build it, using a few dollars worth of materials.

My $.02
Jonathan

Hobby Lobby sells a brushless 280 that would be awesome in this I think.

It is on this page along with the PVC adapter to allow it to fit into the gearbox setup

http://www.hobby-lobby.com/model_motors.htm

I've just got my micro whizz and still building it. The box recommends a gws 350 motor and gearbox as found on their warbirds, I'm going to fit the unit off my GWS corsair which is the donor plane for this project.

I read a few good reviews on the plane with a brushless set up so i decided to get one. I put a Frio E 15 brushless with a 9x3 prop and run a 3 cell 1200 lipo to get the CG I did have to add a little weight to the front. Now it has plenty of power with plenty to spare. I just cant seem to get it to fly with any wind blowing. Guess thats why they made the styker

Brian

I had the Whizz with the equivalent of a GWS350 turning a 9x5 prop, it was more than enough for fun. That was all I needed. I guess with a brushless unit you will have even more fun, longer flight time and more power, or more power with lighter batteries.

My whizz is two years now. It wouldn't even attempt to fly with a 280. I tried a gws 350 and got it off the ground. When I put an E-Flite Park 400 outrunner brushless with a 9cell 650mAh nimh pack in it, the plane took off like a rocket. I am using a prop saver and gws 10x8 prop. Now after a year with the brushless setup I can do anything but knife edge with it. As for the wind, I have successfully flown mine in 15+ mph winds. The extra weight helps here. In fact it is quite windy today here in Indiana, and got two good flights, before I had to get ready to leave. Good luck. I hope this helps.