Originally posted by mpj220
Since building these, they get more flight time than all my other planes. I'm sure that could change if I had a lightweight airframe that could 3D on a weedie......hint hint Kevin (I am relentless). Can that Ecstasy plans be enlarged to accept a 3.5 to 4 pound gasser? The little Ryobi's only produce around 10lb's of thrust from what I have read.
Mark
Boy - You are relentless
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Are you sure that 'Weedie' is 3.5-4 lbs!
That seems heavy, though I've never weighed one. The 50cc gassers that I've been looking at for the Ecstasy Extreme are right around 3 lbs. If the 'weedie' that you are considering only puts out 10 lbs of thrust, that the current Ecstasy design would handle that. My Ecstasy is 7.5 lbs with a ST90 on it. I have other customers that are running other engines that are running up to 8.5 lbs (that I know of). I have one customer even running a Saito 150 on his ecstasy, though he flies in Utah at above 6,000 ft. above sea level
. The current Ecstasy has approx. 1255 SQ. IN. of wing area. Pending on the location that you fly at, and the 'Weedie's' weight, you may be able to modifiy the existing design to accommodate your 'Weedie'.
Kevin
