Paul Marsh Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Saw the Banjo 2, not had a "Disco" model before. would be handy to keep to distract terrorists... Think I'll put a IC engine in mine. Do have quite a few motors, but as the review model was electric, why not IC it? Probably thinking of a .25 would be sufficient. I thought a .15, but is quite a draggy airframe and wide fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin wray 2 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 banjo2 plan how are you going to get a26 inch circle from 6 4inch balsa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Draggy is always a consideration Paul, and from my " ballpark " power notebook, I have .15 as 1.5 - 2 lb auw with a good lifting wing, and .25 as 3.5 lb to 4 lb with a lifting wing. So ballpark as always for draggy would be 1.5lb for the .15, and 3lb for the .25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Kirkham Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Ok guys I'm looking to go the electric route because I have a stack of 2200 3s batteries. The plan suggests 250 to 300 watts of power, can anyone suggest a suitable motor/esc/prop? As you can tell I'm not a electric flyer but I have flown a similar model in the early 80s on nitro and thought it would be a blast from the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Cotsford Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Posted by Johnny Kirkham on 28/06/2020 11:28:49: Ok guys I'm looking to go the electric route because I have a stack of 2200 3s batteries. The plan suggests 250 to 300 watts of power, can anyone suggest a suitable motor/esc/prop? As you can tell I'm not a electric flyer but I have flown a similar model in the early 80s on nitro and thought it would be a blast from the past I'd be looking at a Wot foam-e sort of size, 35mm dia like this 3535 from 4-Max (other suppliers are available) something around 1400kv should be good on a 9" prop. 40A esc for a bit of leeway and you should be good to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 26" dia is 530 sq in, sounds there or thereabouts for a .20 or .25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 A 25LA is going in, as it was spare and need a light engine on front, though as usual for this type of model, the battery goes in the tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Flew it today. had two flights. Was tail heavy and although balances as per plan, moved the battery forwards and better now. Wasn't nasty on the first flight, but had to hold down in. Does balloon up on full power, but slows right down for floaty landing. Probably the last post for me on this, unless interested. Edited By Paul Marsh on 09/07/2020 19:10:42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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