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Chris Chaplin

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  1. Nice one, vinnie
    looks great, all you need now is the lion pilot? nice cuddly one, im sure she will be very happy with the lion king plane. good luck with your maidenflight.
     
    cheers Chris.
  2. Good days flying on Sat, in Suffolk, very little wind, took out the new grauper thunderbolt shock flyer just got for my son, 2826 Brushless motor, 12 amp esc & 2S 850 lipo,
    We maidened today, it flew very well, slow and good C.G. trim, no problems, got in 5 flights around 6min each.
    first time out this year. so were happy, GWS t6 next maiden.
     
  3. Cheers again,
     
    two batteries in parallel looks like the way to go, that would solve the engine failure worry.
     
    With the two esc`s in this set up, you have to disable the bec system on one of the esc, that is right? or with a model of this size, is it best to disable both and run thr rx on it`s own battery system.
     
     
  4. Hope hope to pass my "A" in the next four to six months.
    Just waiting for the club trainer  to maiden my planes & the weather so i can start trainning.  
     
    I`ve been on the flight sim for nearly a year now (Aerofly deluxe) as well as flying my ex ic  30 Raptor & electric eskey belt cp heli`s.  Sold my 2nd hand ic raptor last year after 2 unlucky chashes. The cash brought me 2 new electric planes & watt meter (T6 & Innovator). Found the cost of repairing the raptor too much, with 6 six kids etc.
     
    I love building planes, foamies or balsa scatch build from plans & very cheap to fix. I have almost ready double delta (balsa) free plan rc model world augt ed 2008.
     
    I picked up the A26 short kit for a "tenner" club bring and buy, looks  a great model to build.  you can`t beat a big target goal, fly it next year?. if not me then to see it fly what i built would be fantastic.
     
    Cheers Chris.  Will keep this project updated as I built. 
     
  5. Cheers Vince,
     
    The kit only has, 2 set of full size plans, various plastic moulds, 2x engine covers etc. 2x ply firewalls & 2x pre cut white foam cores for wings.  there is no wood or balsa includes in short kit see photo. there is a bill of materials for the list of balsa, ply needed etc.
     
    So a clean sheet as to what grades of lite ply & balsa need. Should be fun,
    It is a long trem project I think,  would love to get this one flying. Though i`m not able to fly this one yet, got to pass my A first then a year exp. flying.  so ive got this year to build and hopefully ready to fly for next season. currently fliging my GWST6 & Innovator trainer.
     
    Cheers Chris.
     
  6. Yes I`ve have the mag. thanks.
     
    Just looking at options. will proberly go with lipo`s option setup.
     
    Here is a few pics... see what a great model it could be.
     
     

    And box lid info ....
     

    Looks cool.  anyone got any good paint themes?
     
    If i lighten the build. being an ic kit, which areas could i lighten in build with ply & balsa. or does the eletric model same size need same frame stability. need to safe as safty first & it`s a large model.
     
    Cheers Chris C.
     
  7. Thanks Timbo,
     
    I was looking at around 850watts per engine. your suggections are great, makes it alot cheaper for setup than expected.  I`ld be going for the lightest flight setup around 7.5 lbs. Batterys do not have to be lipo`s, other nicad suggetions welcome.
     
    just playing around with power set ups now, in planning stage,  so save time and money
     
    Will post a few photo of basic kit later, so you  can see the scale of this project.
     
    Cheers Chris.
     
  8. Hi All builders
     
    I`ve Just picked up a A26 Invader, plans & kit by wing mfg short kit.
     
    Has any one build one of these,
     
    I`m looking to convert it from 2x I.C.0.25 up to  .45 rated IC. to the Electric brushless ones.
     
    Any suggestion on motors & battery (lipo) set up.
     
    Spec... made from balsa & liteply
     
    wing span 68"
    Length 54"
    Wing area 748 sq inch
    weight around 7.5 Ibs up to 10 lbs ( will build lighter were possable).
    twin engined ic rating 0.25cc up to 0.45cc
    flight speed 70-80mph
    flaps landing est 20 mph?
    Scale  is 1-1/4" = 1"
    4-6 ch model
     
    Look forward to hearing from you all.
     
    Cheers Chris C.
     
  9. Hi Jon
     
    I got this model from Galaxy Models in ipswich, It is the painted epo kit with landing gear and fittings, not the slope sorer kit. The spec are as above. cost around £40, This is a nice easy build.
     
    Cheers Chris
     
  10. the Setup is
     
    GWS BL2215/12t brushless motor with castle crations 18amp esc & 11.1v 3S 1800mh 20c lipo battery.
    Running prop 10x6 slow fly,
     
    Hitec optic 6 tx/rx & 4 servo mini 9g
     
    motor is running at 120watts & 15amps( flying weight approx 550g).
     
    Weather still bad will have to wait for maiden flight, will keep you all posted..
  11. what motor brand is it and could you let us know the watt power rating.

      i`m using a 11x7 prop on my innovator, motors is rated at 350 watts @1200kv on 3S / 2200 lipo, I get around 5/6 mins flight time 10 mins if i use 2x 2200 lipo in par. eg 11.1v / @ 4400mah.

    hope this helps

    Chris Chaplin

  12. The Esky lama 3/4 is a good place to start, they are cheap to repair too. there are also loads of mods and upgrades for them once you mastered fling it. after flying the this one,next step would be esky king 2 , with full 6 ch in pitch ,head lock gyros. then te-rex 450 range or bigger 600. or nitro ones raptor or align heli`s, but i suggest you join a club if flying anything bigger than a king 2.

     i`ve got the belt cp. good but tricky to master. im now flying fixed wing too - seagull innovator (electric)

    Good luck, flying.

  13. Hi, I`ve also flew heli`s before fixed wing. have been flying now for 4 months, i use an Seagull EP trainer - Innovator, & GWS t6 (well try). The Innovator is fantastic for trainning, very forgiving, made well & fits in car boot. Goodd luck with fixed wing, I love it,

    Cheer Chris.

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