My first scratch build is the Microball right out of Oct 04 AMA magazine. It came out a little heavy weighing in at a little over 7 oz. The maiden did not go very well, not enough get up and go. I used a 2 cell 800mah lipo. I am thinking I might make it into a profile to try and get it under 6oz.

Thanks,

John

What are you running? (ESC and motor). Sweet looking plane.....I want one LOL.
And what is the Wingspan, weight and wing area?
I might have some suggestions for you. Don't know how long you have been into electrics. But thats all I fly.
I have a "Frenzy" (love that plane, makes me even look like a good pilot)
"Tiger 2" thats been converted
96" "Showtime" thats been converted
"Seawind"
"Electrastar"
"Spectra" (thats for sale)
and several micros heli's and aircraft
If I can help let me know.
And May All Your Landing's Be Smoooooth
Jeff [email protected]

John,

The weight is OK, your wing loading is 10.08 oz/sqft, which is good for a wing of 24" span and 100 sqin area.

The original design was for old motors and NiCd batteries.

I would not mess with the weight or fuse, but would try to increase the prop's muscle.

Nice model!

I tried to keep it per the original design and use stuff that I had around the house. A friend gave me the ESC and I had to order the motor and prop. I do have 2 other electrics T-28 and Zaggi both brush-less. I pick this build because I would not have to cut and sand ribs. I did increase the nose to compensate for the lipo battery per the instructions. It was an easy build and looked cool.