StevenMaxwell
New member
Good afternoon everyone! I'm still trying to educate myself on anything and everything RC planes. Hopefully I'm not asking something that has been asked to death.....
My goal is to take my busted up Timber X and use the electronics to build a FT Corsair. The electronics of the Timber X and the Power Pack C aren't similar though. Trying to figure out how to properly size (blowing up plans) of the Corsair so that the Timber X electronics are "scaled" to the plane size, if that makes sense. The Timber X parts are larger, so my line of thinking is that if Power Pack C = the Corsair at 100% of FT plan size, then Timber X electronics = the Corsair at X% of FT plan size (whatever that percentage equals out to be). I just have no idea how to make those calculations. I know that going too big brings it's own challenges such as wing spars, construction techniques, strength of the foam board, and such. Before I go that deep, I'd like to figure out how to do the scaling part of the equation.
Timber X
Motor = EFlite BL10 900Kv (130g weight, roughly 33mm case diameter, roughly 14.5mm case length, measured where windings are only)
ESC = 50A
Battery = 3S or 4S
Propeller = 13x4
Servos = 9g metal gear
Wingspan = 47"
Flying Weight = 57-60 oz (1613-1698g)
Power Pack C
Motor = 2218 1180Kv (76g weight)
ESC = 35A
Battery = 3S and 4S
Propeller = 10x4.5
Servos = 9g
FT Corsair
Wingspan = 46"
Flying Weight = ? (I'm assuming less than the Timber X)
How successful do you all think the Corsair will be with the Timber X electronics? Any need to blow the plans up at all or use the plans as they are and simply play with the mounting of components to make sure CG is on point? Is there anything that you think I'm not taking into account?
Just trying to educate myself on how to figure this stuff out so I can experiment more confidently.
Thank you for any and all constructive feedback!!
My goal is to take my busted up Timber X and use the electronics to build a FT Corsair. The electronics of the Timber X and the Power Pack C aren't similar though. Trying to figure out how to properly size (blowing up plans) of the Corsair so that the Timber X electronics are "scaled" to the plane size, if that makes sense. The Timber X parts are larger, so my line of thinking is that if Power Pack C = the Corsair at 100% of FT plan size, then Timber X electronics = the Corsair at X% of FT plan size (whatever that percentage equals out to be). I just have no idea how to make those calculations. I know that going too big brings it's own challenges such as wing spars, construction techniques, strength of the foam board, and such. Before I go that deep, I'd like to figure out how to do the scaling part of the equation.
Timber X
Motor = EFlite BL10 900Kv (130g weight, roughly 33mm case diameter, roughly 14.5mm case length, measured where windings are only)
ESC = 50A
Battery = 3S or 4S
Propeller = 13x4
Servos = 9g metal gear
Wingspan = 47"
Flying Weight = 57-60 oz (1613-1698g)
Power Pack C
Motor = 2218 1180Kv (76g weight)
ESC = 35A
Battery = 3S and 4S
Propeller = 10x4.5
Servos = 9g
FT Corsair
Wingspan = 46"
Flying Weight = ? (I'm assuming less than the Timber X)
How successful do you all think the Corsair will be with the Timber X electronics? Any need to blow the plans up at all or use the plans as they are and simply play with the mounting of components to make sure CG is on point? Is there anything that you think I'm not taking into account?
Just trying to educate myself on how to figure this stuff out so I can experiment more confidently.
Thank you for any and all constructive feedback!!