Electirc Advise
07-06-2005 | 01:19 AM
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Electirc Advise
Hi All,
I am yet another electric newbie looking for advise. I am a glow & gas flyer looking for something to amuse myself with with when I only have time to run out to the neghbourhood soccer field. I did buy and build a GWS Tiger Moth 400, but I really didn't like the way it flew, and was not happy when the ESC went POOF and combusted a good chunk of the fuse on it's way to becoming polution.
I would like something that I can practice 3D with. I would like to be able to re-use some of the gear I've got from the TM. I have 3 GWS Naro servos, a GWS 4 channel RX, and a Tanic 1550ma 3 cell high discharge Lipoly battery (ESC didn't like that much, I told you I needed advice!).
I'd like something reasonably durable, so I was looking at EPP planes, but am open to ideas from those with more experience in this field. Any suggestions? Shockflyer? Flat-Outs? Stiffy? Tuff-E? Revolution? It's all so confusing! Help me out here!
I am yet another electric newbie looking for advise. I am a glow & gas flyer looking for something to amuse myself with with when I only have time to run out to the neghbourhood soccer field. I did buy and build a GWS Tiger Moth 400, but I really didn't like the way it flew, and was not happy when the ESC went POOF and combusted a good chunk of the fuse on it's way to becoming polution.
I would like something that I can practice 3D with. I would like to be able to re-use some of the gear I've got from the TM. I have 3 GWS Naro servos, a GWS 4 channel RX, and a Tanic 1550ma 3 cell high discharge Lipoly battery (ESC didn't like that much, I told you I needed advice!).
I'd like something reasonably durable, so I was looking at EPP planes, but am open to ideas from those with more experience in this field. Any suggestions? Shockflyer? Flat-Outs? Stiffy? Tuff-E? Revolution? It's all so confusing! Help me out here!
07-06-2005 | 12:00 PM
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David,
I started my 3D adventures with the Christen Eagle from Hobby Lobby. The EPP foam is unbelievably durable. The plan costs a bit more than a flat profile, but I liked the !QUOT!real!QUOT! plane look. It has a good speed range, harriers great, hovers good too. I bet I have crashed 100 times. 5 times full throttle into the dirt. But with the prop saver, usually the prop just pops off and all is well. Sometimes I've had to glue things back together, but it still flys great. It took a long time to build...several weeks of an hour or two a night...but it was worth it in the end. I also have a Tribute profile now. It did just barely hover with the stock motor. But repeated hovering wore the motor out in about 6 flights on a 11.1v kokam 640. I went brushless and it's great now. But it is slow flying, calm days only. It flys in slow motion compated to the Christen Eagle...that's good for learning to hover...bad on a windy day. Winds above 5mph, the Tribute stays in the hanger. The CE on the other hand does great in the wind. In fact, one of the most fun things is harriering into the wind right in front of myself. It just sticks right there. Cool. If the wind does get it...no worries...it just bounces. The tribute doesn't bounce. It is much less forgiving, although still much easier to repair than traditional balsa/covering construction. So, it depends on what you want to do. Flat foamie if wind isn't an issue and cost is. EPP foamie if you have a few more dollars and a bit more room to fly. That's my 2 cents. Good luck!
-Fred
I started my 3D adventures with the Christen Eagle from Hobby Lobby. The EPP foam is unbelievably durable. The plan costs a bit more than a flat profile, but I liked the !QUOT!real!QUOT! plane look. It has a good speed range, harriers great, hovers good too. I bet I have crashed 100 times. 5 times full throttle into the dirt. But with the prop saver, usually the prop just pops off and all is well. Sometimes I've had to glue things back together, but it still flys great. It took a long time to build...several weeks of an hour or two a night...but it was worth it in the end. I also have a Tribute profile now. It did just barely hover with the stock motor. But repeated hovering wore the motor out in about 6 flights on a 11.1v kokam 640. I went brushless and it's great now. But it is slow flying, calm days only. It flys in slow motion compated to the Christen Eagle...that's good for learning to hover...bad on a windy day. Winds above 5mph, the Tribute stays in the hanger. The CE on the other hand does great in the wind. In fact, one of the most fun things is harriering into the wind right in front of myself. It just sticks right there. Cool. If the wind does get it...no worries...it just bounces. The tribute doesn't bounce. It is much less forgiving, although still much easier to repair than traditional balsa/covering construction. So, it depends on what you want to do. Flat foamie if wind isn't an issue and cost is. EPP foamie if you have a few more dollars and a bit more room to fly. That's my 2 cents. Good luck!
-Fred
