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Old 06-26-2009, 06:26 PM
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Default RE: has anyone done this ?????

I am not ducking you question just pondering it. The Ploat shown above has the turnigy plush 18a esc set to hard timing, the 1200 kv motor, an apc 7x6 prop and a Flight Power 3s1345mah30-33C battery. All together it weighs about a pound. With that gear it has a peak wattage of 200w and 19.5A. That theoretically puts it into 3d land. Using the 50w/lb for scale, 75w/lb for aerobatics and 100w/lb for 3D. My Bug is about 6 ozs and has close too 100w as I recall, so I am used to overpowering everything.

You might want to thry a GWS 9 or 10x 47, especially for a 2s battery, you should get decent flight. A GWS direct drive 8x4 might look better and fly better. What you really need is a handful of likely props and a Watt's Up meter.

Tim