Chuppster
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I am back in tot he hobby after being gone 30 years. My logical mind wants as much fun with as few parts as possible, so C Pack swappables is where I started. Storch and Mustang first. Next is Guinea Pig (this will be my favorite, and the reason why I came back) and ________. I am torn between Bloody Baron and Goblin. Remember, C Pack. Not sure if a Goblin could take a C Pack. Research for later...
Trainer. Warbird. Large high wing. Something small and fast.
I am not a 3D guy at all. Scale is the way for me. Indef vertical would be nice, but I can't see well enough past 300' so what's the point. Landings are an important part of my day at the field. Landing with power and rudder is a hard thing to master.
I standardized on 3s so far. 2200 size seems like the sweet spot, but I have 1300, 1600, 2100, and 2500. I think paralleling 2 batt for the Guinea may be needed, but I hear it may be more dangerous when batts are not at the same voltage.
I am not. I was hoping to standardize on 30a, but given my desires, a step or two up may be warranted.
I have no desire to have the Cadillac of everything, I like the 40-60" size in the 1-2lb weight class. But I do not know where this journey will take me.... I do live in an area where wind is always present, therefore the smaller planes aren't as desirable.
Thank you for the answers! Welcome back to the hobby, we are very glad you're here! I haven't built the Bloody Baron, Guinea, or Goblin (yet), but I DO have an NTM 28-26 and I can say that they work really well in my airplanes. They should power everything you're looking at just fine on 3s and you can get some extra zoom on 4s (provided your ESC will handle it). I think the 2826 motor is a good place to start for you. I had two on my Sea Duck and on 4s I could do vertical.
On the Goblin you could run this motor and it would likely do fine, but I plan to build it someday with a little quad motor on the back. The reason for this is that it'll be able to push the Goblin to higher speeds due to the high KV and tiny prop. But you probably already know that.
So, it sounds like for what you're looking to do you'll be just fine with the 2826. However, for a few bucks more you can go up to the PropDrive 2830 and get a few more watts of power on the same ESC. I like the 1200KV motors because they let you run an 8"-9" prop which is a good size range for these airplanes.
Do you have any more questions?