I am new to foamies and was just wondering what size plane will 3D well with the rimfire brushless motor. I am looking at the new yak shocky, and want a low cost brushless. What other foamies would you recomend for 3D with the rimfire, besides the flatouts. I am new to electrics so any help is appreciated.

I really love my u can do 3d ep. It works very well with the rimfire. I am using a cc phoenix 10 esc with 3 cell lipo and 9x3.8 prop. i am under 10-15 amps because i am not hitting the overcurrent protection unless i program it to be over sensitive... I do not own an ampmeter. Regardless, do not use the bl8 unless your amp target is less then 5 amps to keep a safety margin and run it on an a watt meter.

I also flew this in a 15.6 oz all up gws formosa. It's not a 3d plane, far from it. But it accellerates vertically with that same prop. My 14.5oz u can do 3d ep would hover at 2/3 throttle. If i am getting smaller capacity 1320's from thunder power. they weigh 60 grams less than the 2100's i was using but are able to provide more amps than i am asking for on either of my planes. Roughly 2.12oz off a 14.5 or 15.6ox plane without power reduction = massive improvement. The formosa is allready a good glider, with brake off it should be able to soar allmost forever at only 13.5 oz. (this plane is allso sold as a slope glider according to the manual) The ucd should hover at 1/2 throttle and slow down to walking speed even with no headwind, it's allready quite the agile staller...

I have a potensky cobra ep in my sights, and a hydro foam when it comes out... both of these would work perfectly with the rimfire. The cobra can be built under 12oz all up, with a 3 cell, rimfire and 9x3.8 it shoud have a near 2:1 thrust ratio!

HL Yak 55

fly4fun- I am running the Rimfire, and 3 cell 640MA or 800MA Lipo in a Shock-Flyer with great results.... From what I understand though the Yak, as mentioned by exeter acres, is supposedly VERY impressive!

Also sounds like flipz has tried a few projects with good results--- If you wanna get in on the 3D foamie craze (and I recommend that you should- ) get anything that will be under 10 oz. 8oz is preferred- The Yak-Shocky looks cool, I would stay away from the Flatouts though they are built well but the cost and weight, put it at a disadvantage- In my opinion, anyways...

ENjoy!

Yeah, any of the gen 2 shockies would work well. Id go for the Yak. Once my Rebel biplane kicks the bucket, thats what Im going to do with mine, put the kit in a Yak and run wild.

Im not real impressed with the power output vs weight of the rimfire, but for under $50 bucks, if your on a budget, it's still a really nice well constructed motor. Run a 3cell to get the power out of it, if you want to save weight run a TP 430mah or so. Shorter flight times, but lots less weight.