EDF Lidl Glider has a SUPER test flight with a bigger ESC with improved cooling

[Bonzodog]

Finally sorted my EDF Lidl glider rc conversion ESC overheating problem and it flies like a dream!

 

[bisco]

that looks so cool, i love it!

 

[Bonzodog]

Thanks, it was good to get it sorted and it's such an easy plane to fly.

 

[quorneng]

That does fly nicely.
The benefit of fitting an EDF to a simple glider is always open to question.
EDFs are power hungry due to their overall inefficiency so I wonder how little power you would need using the same size battery but with a conventional motor and prop or alternatively how much more performance would be available using the same Watts as the EDF with a suitable motor and prop. Full power unlimited vertical?

 

[Bonzodog]

That does fly nicely.
The benefit of fitting an EDF to a simple glider is always open to question.
EDFs are power hungry due to their overall inefficiency so I wonder how little power you would need using the same size battery but with a conventional motor and prop or alternatively how much more performance would be available using the same Watts as the EDF with a suitable motor and prop. Full power unlimited vertical?

Totally agree there is no practical reason to fit one, less efficient than a prop/motor combi and power hungry, but after making a dozen or so prop versions of the Lidl cheap foamie I figured it'd be fun to stick a small EDF on top of one. It's not really power hungry unless you go full chat, but quite fun to fly.

Wait till you see my latest Lidl RC build. Twin 30 mm edf's! I'm hoping that by keeping it very light the the 2x 'claimed' 130g thrust will be enough . And it's my first T tail Lidl. Looks cool anyway. Watch this space!

 

[Piotrsko]

More thrust just generally means it climbs faster. Sometimes they fly faster, but that's not guaranteed