Electric Spad

[Rob Russell]

Is there any new Electric Spads out there besides the ones in Spad To The Bone.

[TLAR]

Check out this link I found in the Spad guestbook, very sweet E WW I biplane!
http://www.users.tpg.com.au/dtdan/spad

Here is the guestbook entry:

September 05, 2003 - 04:20 AM
dtdan from Australia
dtdan@nospam.com.au - Visit my homepage
Nice Spads. Check out the WW1 models that we are making in Aus.

[Viper Pilot]

Why are you specifically looking for an Electric SPAD???

Seems to me that e-flying started with converting a previously glow powered airplane to electric.

I just finished building Dave West's MiG 7 for a low power 0.20. I shrunk the plans to 75% because the original plans called for a 0.20-0.25 engine, and I hate powering with something at the low end. It flys great (and fast) with the little 0.20.

Seems that this would be a great conversion for a geared 480 cobalt or a small Hacker.

Viper

[Rob Russell]

I already have 3 spads Hell On Rails and a Pizza Box and Derringer.I would like to build an electric one.

[Viper Pilot]

Is there really an "electric plane"??

There are planes powered by gas, glow, electric.

Just pick a plane, and provide the proper electric gear.

Once again, I recommend the shrunken MiG 7. I took the 3 sheets of plans (the 8.5 x 11 ones) to Kinko's and had them enlarge by 260 %.

Came out with a 35" WS plane that flies great.

BTW, I also added rudder control, and it is an aerobatic stunter to the max.

VP

[Rob Russell]

Thanks Viper I will check out the MIG 7.What gear are you runing in it.
You say just pick out a plane and ad the proper gear,When your a knewby you dont know what the proper gear is THATS why I'm asking questions.


Rob

[Viper Pilot]

Rob,

The finished plane weighs 29 oz. as I built it (without engine, fuel tank, etc.), and has a wing area of 280 sq in.

Using Shaws Rule, 100 watts per pound would result in a fast flying plane that the MiG is designed for. So say 200 watts output overall.

With 280 sq in of wing area, 8 cells seems to be a good starting choice.

Try a Speed 400 Cobalt motor, geared 3:1, and a 9 x 6 prop.
With an 8-cell battery pack of 1100 ma, you should get good results.

Even better would be a brushless Hacker.

Viper

[Rob Russell]

Thans Viper i will store that imfo. Rob