I am getting the Parkzone T-28 Trojan next week and I wanted to know if I could use this battery I already have with this plane?

http://www.outragerc.com/home/detail...oduct&iPro=222

Thanks, Chris

As far as the electrics of the plane are concerned that battery will work fine. It will give you longer run times. However what I'm a bit worried about is the weight of the battery. The the stock battery weighs 5 ounces (141g) and the battery you want to use weighs 9.3 oz (266g). On a plane that weighs 30 oz (with the original battery) this is going to make a big increase to your wing loading. The plane will more than likely handle the weight increase, but you may have to deal with re-balancing the plane depending on where the battery is positioned in the fuselage.

Ken

I absolutely agree with RCKen. another concern I would have is whether or not is will fit in the battery slot of the T-28. The plane has a molded foam area that the battery sides into and there is a tab on the canopy that keeps from sliding back. I've seen people use batteries that are bigger and smallr but they usually had to devise their own way of securing the battery.

If you want extra batteries, I'd get these: http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...00mAh_3S1P_20C

They fit good and despite what the advertised weight says, I've put them on a postal scale and they are within a few grams of the stock battery.

Ditto what Ken and Chuck said. If the battery will fit , the T-28 will handle the weight as far as normal flying goes, but you will be loading that wing a bit. This means pulling out of a high speed dive or doing hard outside manuevers could fatique the wing very quickly with that much weight. I also use the Flight max batteries Chuck linked to as well as the Zippy Rhino batteries, either would be a much better choice.