ORIGINAL: Xairflyer
I have lots of electric models, but all lightweights, for bigger models you need big motors, big esc and big batteries and the cost of which would buy you easily a petrol engine which cost nothing to run, I cant see the point other than no fuel to carry.
You just have to have noise, smells and smoke for scale models.
It would not be practical to remove the wings everytime you have to change batteries, you either have to install the batteries in a fire safe charge bag and charge them on board or make a removable hatch at the front cockpit which would be the only practical place on this model
Yep! I guess I'm fascinated by the electric thing...the main reason that it makes it easier to keep them all inside the house...and they are multiplying. When I have to work on one, I can bring it right in my home office/hobby workstation to work on it without the wife giving me any grief about petro smell!!
If no easy access to lipos, then no electric conversion in my book. No charging on board for me either! All of my lipos are charged in a lipo safe bag and stored in a retired ammo case or my fireproof safe. I take no chances. I even check cell balance every few weeks and I have about 2o lipos.