This time I took the TowerPro 40A ESC that already proved itself to work on 2 cell lipo’s (get it now since that price is increasing really fast now). Since the maiden...
Maiden resulted in a crash right away. No pilot error (unless you blame the pilot for not double checking all electronics) but a stupid ESC that clearly states on the package it...
I was looking for a balsa sport plane, capable of some basic aerobatics for some time now. Balsa planes get harder and harder to find in local hobby shops… and I didn’t...
This was my first kit I ever bought. I tried to fly it once it was finished years ago. Hand launched it, flying directly into a fence… Since then I didn’t have...
I ordered this brushless motor to convert my Laser Models Colibri 1400mm wingspan, +/- 1000 gram trainer. It was equipped with an OS MAX 25 (0.25 cid) before. 2217-6T (250W) 1500Kv SP...
This link has some good pictures on how to replace or reverse the shaft from a brushless (bell type) motor: http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/tips1.html. Some motors use a c-clip to hold the back of the shaft...
To begin with an overview of the available airplane control surfaces that need to be trimmed to get a proper level flight without any stick input: If you trim make sure to...
This is one of the motors you’ll find many scratch models for. One I would love to build some time is the polaris seaplane. Just need to find the time…. It comes...
Some test data for this nice micro park jet motor. If you want a bigger parkjet motor I would suggest the 2212-06 from this post. available from HK: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=6634&aff=268919 Specifications:Dimension: 23mm x 24mmWeight:...
Why would we want to do this? I recently mentioned the Arduino for the MultiWiiCopter project. Although the cheaper Arduino Pro Mini (15 USD) is very well suited for this project I...