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Electric Stunt => Gettin all AMP'ed up! => Topic started by: Motorman on January 09, 2016, 10:58:19 PM
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What are fuselage sides made of on a built up fuselage electric plane? Plane is 575 Sq. In. with an Eflight power 15 motor with 4S 2500 mah.
I have 4-6 Lb. balsa in 1/16, 3/32, 1/8 and birch ply in 1/64, 1/32. Ply will go from the nose back to mid wing and I plan on covering the fuselage with polyspan or something to add strength.
This will be a competition stunt ship so I don't want to over build it but I don't want something that might break, if you know what I mean.
Thanks,
MM
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I have always found 3/32 balsa sides and 1/8 lite ply doublers to be adequate, even with
a 4 stroke engine, which vibrates a lot worse than an E-Flite 15.
I currently working on a Nobler wing with Strathmoor tail feathers which has about 550 sq in.
Look at Bob Hunt's pictures of the front-mounted electric system in the AMPed-up page. I'm going
to use that front-mount bulkhead with my E-Flite 25.
Are you sure a 15 is big enough ?
Rex
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The power 15 flys my 575 Sq. In. Tanager with authority. A power 25 will fly a 630 Sq. In. plane with a bigger battery.
Bob's fuselage looks like 1/8th balsa with 1/32nd ply but, I don't know for sure.
MM
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Thanks Bob.