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SecretSquirrel wrote:Here are a couple other pictures of the test stand and DLE-111.
Now then. I started the sucker up on Saturday. Here is the youtube video. The ending is pretty spectacular.
--SS
Captain Ned wrote:I take it she seized up?
SuperSpy wrote:What's the displacement on that engine?
Hance wrote:Flew a new toy for the first time today. Ritewing Demon 40. 6s 5000mah battery, Castle Phoenix Ice 100 amp speed controller, ritewing rocket motor running a 6X4 prop. 2412 watts and it hauls ass. On the maiden flight I got it on doppler at 160 mph. On the third flight I had passes of 172 and 180 mph
SpotTheCat wrote:Hance wrote:Flew a new toy for the first time today. Ritewing Demon 40. 6s 5000mah battery, Castle Phoenix Ice 100 amp speed controller, ritewing rocket motor running a 6X4 prop. 2412 watts and it hauls ass. On the maiden flight I got it on doppler at 160 mph. On the third flight I had passes of 172 and 180 mph
I don't have the balls to fly like that now. I'm still waiting on some Chinese parts to get my ass in the air again. I've been working so much this spring/weather not cooperating I haven't had time to fly
Hance wrote:SpotTheCat wrote:Hance wrote:Flew a new toy for the first time today. Ritewing Demon 40. 6s 5000mah battery, Castle Phoenix Ice 100 amp speed controller, ritewing rocket motor running a 6X4 prop. 2412 watts and it hauls ass. On the maiden flight I got it on doppler at 160 mph. On the third flight I had passes of 172 and 180 mph
I don't have the balls to fly like that now. I'm still waiting on some Chinese parts to get my ass in the air again. I've been working so much this spring/weather not cooperating I haven't had time to fly
Flying really fast stuff isn't for everybody thats for sure. I have done a huge amount of flying this year. I fly a couple or three days a week. I am working on collective pitch helicopters again they are about more than I can handle though
SecretSquirrel wrote:This months RC Helicopter magazinconversiond for a gasser conversion kit for the TRex 700 that caught my eye. I'd lover to get back into believe, but I think it would have to be a bigger bird and I can't afford that and 33% planes right now.
-SS
SpotTheCat wrote:SecretSquirrel wrote:This months RC Helicopter magazinconversiond for a gasser conversion kit for the TRex 700 that caught my eye. I'd lover to get back into believe, but I think it would have to be a bigger bird and I can't afford that and 33% planes right now.
-SS
Looks like you typed that with your phone
I'd love to get back into flying
I was at work for over 12 hours today. pfft.
SpotTheCat wrote:I definitely need to hit the sim before I get out again. I'm now afraid to fly one of the planes I built. It's faster than I'm comfortable with in the park so I'll need to go to the proper flying field :-/
ludi wrote:
ludi wrote:Okay: I know this is about 2-3 orders of magnitude lower (both in skill, and price) than what most of the thread participants like to use, but has anyone else played with one of these? Picked one up on an impulse buy yesterday, and other than the very limited flight time per charge (the entire copter is only about 8" long and the battery is correspondingly small), it's kind of a hoot to be able to simply run and gun for a few minutes with minimal worries about breaking a prop (or worse).
Also, it drives the cat wild.
SecretSquirrel wrote:ludi wrote:Okay: I know this is about 2-3 orders of magnitude lower (both in skill, and price) than what most of the thread participants like to use, but has anyone else played with one of these? Picked one up on an impulse buy yesterday, and other than the very limited flight time per charge (the entire copter is only about 8" long and the battery is correspondingly small), it's kind of a hoot to be able to simply run and gun for a few minutes with minimal worries about breaking a prop (or worse).
Also, it drives the cat wild.
The first hit is always free...
I got started on something similar and caught the flight bug. I'm actually considering going back to heli's, though if I did, it would be in a 600-700 size electric or a 50 size or larger nitro. The stability of the larger birds is very attractive, and in the long run makes them cheaper to fly. Though I have been quite intigued by the thought of a micro electric with a flybarless head too.
--SS