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Old 12-10-2007 | 05:59 PM
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Default 2 planes differnt battery voltages

Ok so heres my situation

i wanted to get into the world of RC planes,,, (iv had cars boats and helis) and after my glow powered heli (Raptor 50) and my electric heli / car i decided that i wanted an electric plane
so i researched a bit and i was also looking for a cool plane, Iv always loved the J3 Cubs. so what do i do ? i buy a Eflite J3 Cub 25 with all the recommended stuff including the 175$ Lipo .....

and iv been trying to fly that and A) its not a trainer B) i don't know how to fly C) the place i'm flying isn't the best for tail dragers

so rather then try to hand launch my plane and maybe have it crash really bad and then i have no plane at all
i figure the best thing to do is buy a electric trainer of similar size and learn to fly with that... leaving the cub on the shelf till im good enough for it..

so i realize i'm gunna have to cough up at least another 300-500 $ to get a good trainer.

iv been looking at the Hobbico Electristar Select..... it looks to be a good plane BUT it takes two 7-cell 8.4v 3000 mAh NiMH or two 7.4v 3200mAh 20C Li-Po

so this 7.4 V is what is the problem


as i bought 11.1 V batteries for my cub and i already have 11.1 v batteries for my heli and of course 7.2 V for car/ boat
i don't really want to bring another battery voltage into the family.. Ideally the future trainer should use the same battery's as my cub

eg the stock Nimh 1800mAh 12V 4/5A or the upgraded Li-Po 3850mAh eXtreme 11.1V both of which i have

now charger's isnt a problem as a while back i figured the best thing for me would be a Triton charger becuase it does eveything...

so my question to you people is :

what trainer preferably RTF or ARF is there that takes 11.1 V batteries.....

Any info is greatly appreciated