so, i ran into my first few issues.
once i got all the electronics hooked up, was bound to the plan, and started testing throws, it became very clear that i did not have near enough movement on my tail surfaces. luckily i had spare servo horns and was able to stuff in a little longer. this made it "enough-ish" to fly. cross fingers. other than the Baby Bugatti that i flew the other day, this is my first real v-tail so set-up is a bit of a mystery to me.
next was the spinner and the motor shaft. i thought i had a prop adapter that would allow me to use the spinner. i was wrong. on motor spin up and testing, before 25% throttle i got a horrible noise and the prop came out of balance. cut throttle and could pull prop and spinner off by hand. obviously, this was not going to work. due to the fact that i set my motor pod based upon the distance w/ the spinner, i could no longer get a prop to fit without hitting the fuselage. a little head scratching, a few feeble attempts to fix the prop adapter issue, then finally the acceptance that i need to hack some nose off.
a new razor and about 10mm makes all the diff in the word.
i strapped on a 7x6e APC, a 3S-1800, and spun it up! remember that we wanted this to fly on up to 6S, so 3S should be a pretty middle of the road test. based upon my readings, @ full throttle i was pulling 29A and 311w and i had a hard time holding onto the plane. this is not your typical FT 2205, or even 2215 motor. this thing is small, light, and full of attitude. based upon calc's i should be pulling close to 2000g in thrust in an airframe weighing 391g w/o battery.
next is the V-tail. i'm pretty sure why there are no FT V-tail airplanes. trying to provide enough structural support, plus getting it all straight is fun to say the least. make sure you got your big boy pants on.
it's now 9 PM, and i need to be up @ 4 AM so i think enough for tonight.
cross fingers.
me