ORIGINAL: Snrgevo
ORIGINAL: frankfx
Yes, I checked last night and I am missing the battery hatch too. Sounds like a bug they have
decided to call a feature[X(]
I guess I will need to use some light balsa and make one...
What motor are you using?
ORIGINAL: Snrgevo
ORIGINAL: frankfx
I got mine last week, too...
Joe
Was yours missing the battery hatch like mine was? (ordered my yellow on black friday too) I notice a few sites are selling these planes and actually FEATURE "No battery hatch for 'added' cooling and airflow". Must have been a shortage???
Hey Frank,
I was thinking of making one with ply and magnets myself, but I sent an email over to John on Saturday asking if he had these laying around and he said that he would ship one out. Hope he has one for you as well and that I didn't open a whole can of worms with this post. If my hangar is on fire later, I'll know. LOL If it helps, you're gonna need the magnets for the hatch no matter what so here is my source for those:
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/products.asp?cat=10
I'm re-using everything (below) from my heavier, 36" WS Coro Edge 540, SPAD.
http://spadworld.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16005 Flew great, but was just a bit heavy to hover @ 33-35oz AUW. (about 26oz bare) Side by side, w/o electronics, the Ultimate is easily 10oz lighter. This was one of the few planes I've found in this weight range that would work for my existing setup. I would definitely keep to the 1000kv and higher range if you want to do some 3D. (Note: Don't rely on Electrifly's Motor Calculator for your motor selection too much or add 5-10oz for good measure when doing so.)
Great Planes Rimfire 35-30-950kv for my motor, Great Planes Silver Series 35A ESC, and a FlightPower LiPo 11.1V 2100mAh Evo Lite 3S on an APC 10x5 or 4.7E prop.
Anyone consider using TWO 11.1V 2S Lipos for extended flight times?