Finally got everything stuck on the Baby Clown. All up flying weight (battery slightly depleted!
) is 6.9 oz. Battery is a Thunderpower Lite 2s730mAHr, CC Thunderbird ESC (no governor!), and JMP-2 timer. I went with my most powerful motor (not the one you see mounted on the plane in the old photos, but the one with a mount in the other photo-top center
I setup the timer for a 2 minute total flight time. That means it comes down at about 2m 30s after I push the start button (20s motor start delay). Static current draws with an APC 6-4E prop are in the 5-6A range.
I may have the initial power levels (set on the JMP-2) set a little low, but thought I'd be a little safer than sorry just to make sure I am not overdrawing the battery. With a test run just completed, I do note the plane was able to pull its own weight vertically, so static thrust is >7oz ! I will see how it flys at the next opportunity. I do note that there appears to be enough room on the prop shaft to mount 2 props at 90 degrees from each other!