ericrw Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Has anyone converted the Black Horse Travel- Air to electric power ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Reynaud Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Yes. A 350 watt motor, (Kv unknown at this stage!) with a 10x5 or 9x6 prop and 4s2200 battery. Flies very nicely for about 5 - 6 minutes. I had to move the firewall to the very front of the plane AND add lead to get it to balance. Nice plane. Photos later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten Spitzner Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Yip. It makes a very good electric conversion. Mine had a 650KV motor on 5 cell lipo, which was way overkill. 4 Cell Lipo will do nicely. I removed the top fuselage between the canopy and firewall and made this a battery hatch. The motor and battery need to be moved as far forward as possible. I later moved my firewall further forward as well. The Travel Air is a nice 'floater', and on a good, hot day, I could stop the propeller and thermal with the birds. Mine has since been converted back to IC and is my 'go to, i don't want to battle today' plane... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten Spitzner Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Edited By Torsten Spitzner on 02/10/2018 14:30:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Reynaud Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 A couple more photos. The motor is right out the front, the battery goes in the hatch on top. Net very elegant, but as Torsten says, it floats on forever, especially when landing. It needed the lead, and I hesitate to remove too much of it to lighten the plane as it would upset the balance point to a dangerous level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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