FT Old Speedster And PPC???

[Matthewdupreez]

hi guys i really want to build the ft old speedster, but the only motors i have are a power pack f and a power pack C. and a 1100mah 3s ,or 2200mah 3s.

my idea was to scale up the speedster to maybe 130-150%
would this work?
i understand the wings are prone to folding on the stock one, so i would reinforce the wing with some cf or fg tube...

what size would work best to scale it up to?

please note, i believe that the speedster uses a B power pack but i can't find anywhere where it actually states "B" all they say is a 26gram motor?????

 

[Matthewdupreez]

@The Hangar

 

[Matthewdupreez]

anybody? have any idea?

 

[AIRFORGE]

There was a link in the build article, but since the store update, it no longer works.
I found the recommended swappable electronics, if it helps.

 

[The Hangar]

hi guys i really want to build the ft old speedster, but the only motors i have are a power pack f and a power pack C. and a 1100mah 3s ,or 2200mah 3s.

my idea was to scale up the speedster to maybe 130-150%
would this work?
i understand the wings are prone to folding on the stock one, so i would reinforce the wing with some cf or fg tube...

what size would work best to scale it up to?

please note, i believe that the speedster uses a B power pack but i can't find anywhere where it actually states "B" all they say is a 26gram motor?????

The 1100mah will be perfect. 115% would work well.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

The 1100mah will be perfect. 115% would work well.

..... aaaaah the 1100mah is only 25C that won't be enough for the PPC.......

 

[Matthewdupreez]

i think i'll do 130% to allow for the extra weight of the 2200mah ........
am i right in thinking that the stock one has a 1m wingspan?

 

[The Hangar]

..... aaaaah the 1100mah is only 25C that won't be enough for the PPC.......

I’ve run that setup before, it’s worked for me.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

I’ve run that setup before, it’s worked for me.

on a power pack C?

 

[The Hangar]

i think i'll do 130% to allow for the extra weight of the 2200mah ........
am i right in thinking that the stock one has a 1m wingspan?

It has a 959mm ws, so just under a meter.

 

[The Hangar]

on a power pack C?

Yep.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

because i'm using a 1045 on a 1250kv 2217 motor and according to the specs it will pull a max current of 36 amps at full throttle

 

[Matthewdupreez]

because i'm using a 1045 on a 1250kv 2217 motor and according to the specs it will pull a max current of 36 amps at full throttle

and the 1100mah at 25C will only supply 27 amps

 

[The Hangar]

because i'm using a 1045 on a 1250kv 2217 motor and according to the specs it will pull a max current of 36 amps at full throttle

The old ft C pack draws about 18 amps normally, so it was fine for me. You can always try it, it’s pretty obvious if the motor is not getting the power it needs.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

The old ft C pack draws about 18 amps normally, so it was fine for me. You can always try it, it’s pretty obvious if the motor is not getting the power it needs.

aaah the old one was the 2215.... this is a 2217.... but yeah i'll try it and check

 

[Matthewdupreez]

here are the 130% Ft Old speedster A tiled plans. if anyone wants