SSX Trainer Re-Maiden

[Huck]

I had some flight pack issues with the equipment on my SSX Trainer initially. The esc was cutting power to the motor intermittantly and the motor had a slightly bent shaft. I decided to replace these components with:

PowerUP 32 amp esc from HeadsUp RC.

3530-14 motor from HeadsUp RC. This is a significantly larger and faster motor than the one I'd previously used. Probably too much for the plane but I'm and old school hotrodder - you can never have too much horsepower!

This motor necessitated a new mount and I was inspired by Boomer's mount on his latest SlowStick: Ultimate Mean Machine (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=923282) .

I decided to make the mount on a stick that could be inserted into the carbon fiber fuse instead of gluing plywood directly to the fuse as Boomer did. This mount/motor combination moved the prop forward about 3 inches so I moved the wing forward about an inch and the battery went backward to almost under the cg.

Did the re-maiden this morning and was very pleased with the performance. The SSX-t handled a strong breeze very well, had plenty of power and speed and climbed very fast. Here are a few pictures and a video of a portion of the flight. The video was made with a hat-cam and it's not as good as I'd like, but you can get an idea of how she fly's now.
YouTube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIwzMVKfaR0)

[boomerace]

Flys great Huck! Good Job. :cool:
boomer

[jkarpy]

I had some flight pack issues with the equipment on my SSX Trainer initially. The esc was cutting power to the motor intermittantly and the motor had a slightly bent shaft. I decided to replace these components with:

PowerUP 32 amp esc from HeadsUp RC.

3530-14 motor from HeadsUp RC. This is a significantly larger and faster motor than the one I'd previously used. Probably too much for the plane but I'm and old school hotrodder - you can never have too much horsepower!

This motor necessitated a new mount and I was inspired by Boomer's mount on his latest SlowStick: Ultimate Mean Machine (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=923282) .

I decided to make the mount on a stick that could be inserted into the carbon fiber fuse instead of gluing plywood directly to the fuse as Boomer did. This mount/motor combination moved the prop forward about 3 inches so I moved the wing forward about an inch and the battery went backward to almost under the cg.

Did the re-maiden this morning and was very pleased with the performance. The SSX-t handled a strong breeze very well, had plenty of power and speed and climbed very fast. Here are a few pictures and a video of a portion of the flight. The video was made with a hat-cam and it's not as good as I'd like, but you can get an idea of how she fly's now.
YouTube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIwzMVKfaR0)

I cringed when I saw the two pipes sticking out of the ground in your approach path.

It flies just as it should. Nice Build!

James

[Huck]

I cringed when I saw the two pipes sticking out of the ground in your approach path.

It flies just as it should. Nice Build!

James

LOL, James, I went back and looked at the landing and I think the video makes it look lots closer than it actually was - at least I hope so. The place we fly at is being developed as a subdivision and has those utility pipes and street lights so far - no houses under construction yet. We're kinda used to having to dodge the obstructions.

I've had several more flights since this was posted and all have been very good. The plane has plenty of power and the climb rate is great. Thanks for a great plane!

Huck