I bought an Art-Tech Hellcat (sold by Banana Hobby) from a neighbor who crashed it and didn't want to rebuild. The crash did pretty minor damage to the airframe. He pitched the motor due to a bent prop shaft (oh well).
The worst damage was a broken hinge on the left folding wing. BH does not sell the wing hardware, just a complete wing to the tune of $50. This is probably what deterred the original owner from fixing it himself. I made a hinge out of a piece of aluminum and it works well. The wing is actually tighter and cleaner in the "deployed" position than with the stock hinge. I may have to make another one!
The stock motor is a 950 KV. I'm probably going with one of these motors:
http://www.headsuprc.com/servlet/the-1427/3530-dsh-11-Outrunner-Brushless-Electric/Detail
http://www.headsuprc.com/servlet/the-1429/3536-dsh-10-Outrunner-Brushless-Electric/Detail
Flying weight is about 35 ounces (980 g).
The worst damage was a broken hinge on the left folding wing. BH does not sell the wing hardware, just a complete wing to the tune of $50. This is probably what deterred the original owner from fixing it himself. I made a hinge out of a piece of aluminum and it works well. The wing is actually tighter and cleaner in the "deployed" position than with the stock hinge. I may have to make another one!
The stock motor is a 950 KV. I'm probably going with one of these motors:
http://www.headsuprc.com/servlet/the-1427/3530-dsh-11-Outrunner-Brushless-Electric/Detail
http://www.headsuprc.com/servlet/the-1429/3536-dsh-10-Outrunner-Brushless-Electric/Detail
Flying weight is about 35 ounces (980 g).
