Yaeh I'm not fond of them either. I have a goal, which is to ICE power as many FT kits as I can...and I'm just skipping over the pusher prop powered jets. Not even going to bother with them. It just ain't right, efficiencies/simplicity/whatever be damned.
But hey, I ain't gonna tell anyone else they can't fly them. That's not in the spirit of the hobby or of FT. I just know I won't be flying any of my own.
Pfft, when I get around to building the big A-10, I'm going for actual turbine engines. Not gonna use Electric Ducted Fan. Not gonna use Glow Ducted Fan. Not gonna have props twirling around in there. Be an actual jet engine in each nacelle!
People have done it to EPP/EPO foamie EDFs in the 70-90mm range, so it's not like it's overly difficult to keep the heat where it needs to be and avoid torching the foamboard, and a pair of 60 or 70mm turbines in those nacelles ought to be plenty for a DTFB A-10 to fly in a very scale manner.
But hey, I ain't gonna tell anyone else they can't fly them. That's not in the spirit of the hobby or of FT. I just know I won't be flying any of my own.
i think the issue with EDF's and FT is the cost and complexity as mentioned above.
i love my EDF's but frankly they are more expensive. they require bigger ESC's, bigger batteries, provide less flight time, and usually provide a lot less thrust off launch making them much more likely to crash . this makes them very new pilot unfriendly. FT is all about doing it cheap and easy. EDF's just don't fit that.
i personally am still waiting for the BIG! A-10 plans to be released. i liked the idea of the 4 motors hid in the pods.
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Pfft, when I get around to building the big A-10, I'm going for actual turbine engines. Not gonna use Electric Ducted Fan. Not gonna use Glow Ducted Fan. Not gonna have props twirling around in there. Be an actual jet engine in each nacelle!
People have done it to EPP/EPO foamie EDFs in the 70-90mm range, so it's not like it's overly difficult to keep the heat where it needs to be and avoid torching the foamboard, and a pair of 60 or 70mm turbines in those nacelles ought to be plenty for a DTFB A-10 to fly in a very scale manner.
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