Great Plane F-15
| WING AREA: |
615sq.in. |
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| FLYING WEIGHT: |
120oz |
| WING LOADING: |
28.1oz |
| MOTOR: Hacker |
B50 9XL Geared 5.2-1 |
| PROP: |
14x10 |
| CELLS: |
24x1700 |
| AMPS: |
37.5 |
| WATTS PER LB. |
112 |
I have always liked Jets an have been looking for one that
would be light enough to convert to electric power. The listed weight for this
plane is 6 1/2lbs. and I hoped to save over a pound with wood swapping and micro
components. After adding over 2lbs of batteries the all up weight came in at 7
1/2lbs. I Equipped this plane with a Hacker B50 9XL Geared 5.2-1 drawing 37.5 amps
on 24-1700 cells. This plane is a real screamer with over 110watts per pound,
what a ride!
| I saved several ounces by replacing or cutting down heavy wood. I also
used micro servos and a small receiver battery. |
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| There is a lot of wood in this kit and with time you could save even
more weight then I did. 28.1oz wing loading is high but manageable just
watch the landing's and don't let it run out of power. |
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| This is not a kit I would recommend for electric conversion
because of weight problems. A jet should have lots of power and to get
power with this plane you have to settle with short flight times. |
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