Well you wouldn't have got it in the air in Tampa Fl where I am right now with the torrential rain and monster thunderstorms that have filled the day!

I’ve made slower progress with my EDF conversion than I thought I would, but it’s coming together well. Your extensive how-to earlier in the thread has been an invaluable source Paul, and I thought that I’d show the things I did a bit differently for my version.

The power system is as follows:

Stumax SM110-52 110mm EDF unit with Neu 1915/1Y motor and CC110HV esc

Drive packs I have standing by for the Hawk are:

One 12S (2x6S) TP Extreme 6600 lipos (72oz weight)

Two 12S (2x6S)Airthunder 5000 lipos (62oz)

Two 14S2P A123 (4600mAh, 76oz) which I will self-assemble from Dewalt 36V drill packs.

The fuselage is too narrow for saddle packs to be used, and there’s no way I would buy saddle packs for any model as that would leave my present brick-shaped lipo packs unused. In any case, the Hawk has a huge long nose which would be empty if saddle packs were used. It makes much more sense to mount the drive battery in the nose area and move the fan unit well aft to maintain balance. My balance calculation showed that the Stumax fan had to be located a foot or so further aft than the ICDF location. Consequently I've cut out a new access hatch in the fuselage underside aft of the wing, and new ducting moulded from scratch.