He, he...

All things in good time. Iguess Ineed the diversity to keep me motivated. The build of the model will be finished but I'll have to wait for a motor, ESC, props, servos and covering to arrive. What might take the longest is the motor as Iplaced it on special order (got two - couldn't help it). These new motors are still in fairly short supply. I could have gone with an AXI or a Hyperion but in the spirit of keeping this one simple (i.e., inexpensive), Idecided to go with a Dualsky. The motors retail for $44 Canadian (~$38US).

Power should be around 22A x 10V = 220W mean and 30A x 10V = 300W peak. The 6 turn version has a 1460 kV rating. I'll have to find out whether to spin an APC8x6E or an APC 9x5F (folding). The latter might make more sense at the expense of a little speed. Ijust hope the the prop hub fits in the 1.5"spinner!

You might find these motors quite interesting for 15 size builds. Attached is an Excel spreadsheet (save as .xls) with all their motor specs.

Ithought about the hole behind the TE and in the end decided that the triangle stock and fuse top/bottom would be beefy enough to keep the fuse rear stiff. If Ifind it is too flexy, Ican always put a 1/16" cross grain doubler on the inside. This would make things stiffer at the same weight. Ialso plan to put a piece of triangle behind F3 and infront of F2 to re-inforce the bottom on landings.

But, I will not go an ounce over 33 on this one. My decision is firm and Ithink I can do it. Got a nice piece of 1/4" this afternoon.

David.