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Old 02-11-2009, 09:35 PM
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Default RE: Great Planes Extra 300 GP/EP

I got my plane today and I'm pretty impressed so far. The packing was good, the covering looked good, and the plane looks so much better than in the pics. While I was unpacking I spotted a couple of areas to shed a little bit of weight. The alum gear and wing tube will probably be replaced with carbon fiber, I'm thinking about cutting the bottom of the canopy hatch out also. Any other suggestions guys?

I'm gonna use hitec 225mg servos and an AR6200 rx for control duties. I've got an eflite power 46 that I'm gonna try first and see how it does before I decide if I'll need a bigger motor and buy new lipo's. I've got 4 cell TP 3850's right now and if it turns out to be not enough, I'll just pick up a couple of 2 cells and go in series to get my voltage up for a bigger motor. I'm also gonna pass on the recommended electric motor mount and use some lightweight alum standoffs and try and shed a few ounces there also. At 4.9 oz for the gp mount I think I can come up with a lighter solution.
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