I had a Spirit glider sitting in the garage and decided to make it electric (actually I have 2 spirit gliders in the garage, one I built 15 years ago and the other I bought cheap). The bought one was not as well build as mine (ha ha)- well the tailplane is a bit warped and I did consider replacing it but I haven't, so that is the one I decided to convert. I bought a Turnigy brushless equivalent to a 0.12 ic motor which should be big enough (maybe too big!!). Its all ready to go now. Its winter so the flying weather can be a bit few and far between. I have run up the engine (why is it that when you first connect it up it goes the wrong way ;o), programmed the ESC so we are all ready to go. Using a fixed 9x5 prop for the first few flights to see how she goes.
Showing posts with label Electric Spirit Glider. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electric Spirit Glider. Show all posts
Friday, July 16, 2010
Spirit Electric Glider
I had a Spirit glider sitting in the garage and decided to make it electric (actually I have 2 spirit gliders in the garage, one I built 15 years ago and the other I bought cheap). The bought one was not as well build as mine (ha ha)- well the tailplane is a bit warped and I did consider replacing it but I haven't, so that is the one I decided to convert. I bought a Turnigy brushless equivalent to a 0.12 ic motor which should be big enough (maybe too big!!). Its all ready to go now. Its winter so the flying weather can be a bit few and far between. I have run up the engine (why is it that when you first connect it up it goes the wrong way ;o), programmed the ESC so we are all ready to go. Using a fixed 9x5 prop for the first few flights to see how she goes.
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