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Old 07-09-2007 | 09:31 PM
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I'm curious about how to make a dual engine aircraft.

Would it be possible to have both engines wired and powered on the same channel? Or will that cause a resistance problem such as with stereo speakers? I just want to know before I make something from scratch that I don't fry something out. I'm not the most electronicially minded person so I'm asking first before I regret it

I was also curious if there are any outlets that sell micro kits - setups for planes of 20" and smaller. I notice that some of the REALLY small planes use little actuators...
Old 07-09-2007 | 09:43 PM
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You may want to check out the Twins forum and the Electric forum for some awnsers to your questions. Good Luck, Dave
Old 07-09-2007 | 09:56 PM
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Oops. I'm blind. I shoulda seen that earlier. Sorry for the uneeded post.
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For brushed motors, you can wire the motors in parallel with no problems. Brushless motors require two ESCs - one for each motor.
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Great! Thanks for the tip!
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This thread is being closed as the same question has been asked in the Twins Forum. Thanks Dave

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