Hello All - THIS IS MY 1ST POST ON THE FLITE TEST FORUMS! - Sorry for the shouty caps, but it's good to be here officially and no longer lurking.
I've been flying RC planes for a month or so, before that just small helis and a quad.
I started planes with a Sport Cub S w/ SAFE then I got a UMX Radian for Christmas.
Those are very fun, but I wanted something bigger, plus flaps. So...
I ordered the Bix3 PNF, a 2200 3S, and a couple of MG analog 9g servos from HobbyKing and a Lemon DSMX 7Ch w/ stabilizer from Lemon on Jan 10th. The HobbyKing order arrived on Jan 14th, but I'm still waiting on the Lemon. I was kind of disappointed to learn they are shipped from Hong Kong, but hoping for a US warehouse was a little much, I guess.
The night I got the plane I stripped all the decals, assembled it (minus the landing gear), installed the flap servos, epoxied in the wing spar tubes, and taped the leading edges of the wings and the horizontal stabilizer plus the bottom of the fuse - all with extreme packing tape. I also painted the FPV canopy black. And now she sits waiting.
I have, in the meantime, read almost every post in the RCGroups Bix3 thread, and looked through all the Flite Test threads about the Bix3.
I have almost no experience with brushless motors, just 1 RC car (that is an inrunner), but even I think the Bix3 motor seems very cheap, plus all the posts and videos of the vibration all but prove it. I actually think it's binding against the foam a little.
Surprise, surprize I want to change my motor.
I also would like very long run times per battery. Like I said earlier, I have read almost every post in the thread over on RCGroups and I've payed attention taking some very brief notes.
Sorry I don't know who posted these over there…
Yesterday I ordered the Small Parts CNC Bix3 Adjustable Motor Mount, which if you aren't familiar lets you mount up to a 10" prop. I'm about to pull the trigger on the motor and essentials order and need some confirmation that I'm on the right track, and not about to blow the thing out of the sky.
Short List w/ Links
APC style propeller 9x6-E http://tinyurl.com/pxsejhv
APC style propeller 8x6-E http://tinyurl.com/pg4sodo
Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 2836-1040kv http://tinyurl.com/lqbqbng
HobbyKing 30A BlueSeries Brushless Speed Controller http://tinyurl.com/plnb6vh
Turnigy 5000mAh 3S 25C Lipo Pack http://tinyurl.com/pdydno3
HobbyKing Cell Checker with Low Voltage Alarm http://tinyurl.com/l4yg7lx
(I actually stopped by my LHS and bought an APC 10x4.7 SFP today also.)
This is my main question...
I'm not sure which prop/motor/ESC would be the best for extended flight times?
I have asked this question over on RCGroups, but I've gotten no real answers so I was hoping the AWESOME and VERY HELPFUL Flite Test Forum crowd could help a newbie out.
Also, I know that is a big battery pack, but it's lighter than some [read: most] dual 2200mAh 3Ss with a parallel harness, but I'm told I wont be able to balance the CG as easily with a single large pack.
Like I said earlier I want super long flight times and, currently, I only kind of want to strap a solo Mobius to the FPV canopy.
Thoughts?
I've been flying RC planes for a month or so, before that just small helis and a quad.
I started planes with a Sport Cub S w/ SAFE then I got a UMX Radian for Christmas.
Those are very fun, but I wanted something bigger, plus flaps. So...
I ordered the Bix3 PNF, a 2200 3S, and a couple of MG analog 9g servos from HobbyKing and a Lemon DSMX 7Ch w/ stabilizer from Lemon on Jan 10th. The HobbyKing order arrived on Jan 14th, but I'm still waiting on the Lemon. I was kind of disappointed to learn they are shipped from Hong Kong, but hoping for a US warehouse was a little much, I guess.
The night I got the plane I stripped all the decals, assembled it (minus the landing gear), installed the flap servos, epoxied in the wing spar tubes, and taped the leading edges of the wings and the horizontal stabilizer plus the bottom of the fuse - all with extreme packing tape. I also painted the FPV canopy black. And now she sits waiting.
I have, in the meantime, read almost every post in the RCGroups Bix3 thread, and looked through all the Flite Test threads about the Bix3.
I have almost no experience with brushless motors, just 1 RC car (that is an inrunner), but even I think the Bix3 motor seems very cheap, plus all the posts and videos of the vibration all but prove it. I actually think it's binding against the foam a little.
Surprise, surprize I want to change my motor.
I also would like very long run times per battery. Like I said earlier, I have read almost every post in the thread over on RCGroups and I've payed attention taking some very brief notes.
Sorry I don't know who posted these over there…
For more duration and less noise, go for a 8x6 or 9x6 APC (style) prop and appropriate motor, say a 2830mm/2836mm 950-1050KV outrunner.
...and efficient prop (8" or 9") and a 2830 or2836mm outrunner of 1000-1100KV keeping the power down to 130-200watts...
...2830mm 1000kv motor with an APC 8x6. Cruising around 4-5 amps equalling 20-25 minutes on a 2200mAh battery...
Yesterday I ordered the Small Parts CNC Bix3 Adjustable Motor Mount, which if you aren't familiar lets you mount up to a 10" prop. I'm about to pull the trigger on the motor and essentials order and need some confirmation that I'm on the right track, and not about to blow the thing out of the sky.
Short List w/ Links
APC style propeller 9x6-E http://tinyurl.com/pxsejhv
APC style propeller 8x6-E http://tinyurl.com/pg4sodo
Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 2836-1040kv http://tinyurl.com/lqbqbng
HobbyKing 30A BlueSeries Brushless Speed Controller http://tinyurl.com/plnb6vh
Turnigy 5000mAh 3S 25C Lipo Pack http://tinyurl.com/pdydno3
HobbyKing Cell Checker with Low Voltage Alarm http://tinyurl.com/l4yg7lx
(I actually stopped by my LHS and bought an APC 10x4.7 SFP today also.)
This is my main question...
I'm not sure which prop/motor/ESC would be the best for extended flight times?
I have asked this question over on RCGroups, but I've gotten no real answers so I was hoping the AWESOME and VERY HELPFUL Flite Test Forum crowd could help a newbie out.
Also, I know that is a big battery pack, but it's lighter than some [read: most] dual 2200mAh 3Ss with a parallel harness, but I'm told I wont be able to balance the CG as easily with a single large pack.
Like I said earlier I want super long flight times and, currently, I only kind of want to strap a solo Mobius to the FPV canopy.
Thoughts?