rcKeith Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 HiI'm attempting to build a EDF airliner, a SuperVC10. It will mainly a foam model of probalby about 50-60" wingspan. I'm reading 2 books on aerodymanics for models and I still can't work out what I need. My question is if my model weighs 6 pounds for example do I need 6 pounds of thrust. I want it to fly in a scale like manner so I won't be performing wild and crazy manevours, (if I could!). Is ther a rule of thumb say for 6 pound model you need 3 pounds of thrust. I'll probably use 4 GWS 55mm EDF units with brushless and Lipo'sThanks for any advicekeith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa_steve Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 hi keith basically i work on get as much as you can 6lbs to 6lbs would be almost unlimited vertical so 6lbs on an airliner would probably be a little excessive.BUT with EDF static thrust does not tell you everything its a lot deeper than that with EDF/turbines as well. dynamic thrust seems to be more important but then i could write for hours trying to explain it. all i can say is ask on all the internet forums and see what you can find out as someone may have already tried what you are suggestingregardsnasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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