This is my first trainer built
from RCM plans. It is powered by Robbe P700 13T motor and 8 Sanyo N1700SCR
cells and it is a very docile flyer.
I built this electric-powered semi scale A-10
Warthog on the basis of May 1995 MAN plans. It has 120 cm (47 in) wingspan
with 25 dm^2 (400 sq. in) main wing area. Its flying weight (including
8 Sanyo N1700SCR batteries) is 2200 grams (78 oz.).
For powering it I at first planned to use
two Kyosho AP-29 with cut down props. This of course did not work due to
high weight of the airplane. I later changed to two Graupner Speed 500
(8.4V) motors with unmodified 8x4 props.
After some problems with a home made ESC I
made a couple of successful flights, but the model is still underpowered.
I plan to improve performance by increasing number of cells to 10 and using
using props with larger pitch.