rockets4kids
Senior Member
I am still fairly new to scratchbuilding and R/C in general, and so far I have been building planes in the Experimental Airlines style, all variations on the Axon. I have two 50 gram motors (Turnigy 2826 1400 kV and 2200 kV) which are well suited to these planes.
However, the field closest to my house is slated for development, and is only just barely large enough to fly the EA planes to begin with. As such, I am looking to build smaller and lighter planes that I can fly in tighter spaces.
If I understand correctly, most of the FT planes are designed more for something in the 25 gram class, and I would like to pick up a few motors in the 5 - 25 gram range. The price range for motors in this class seems to be rather extreme, and I am having some difficulty determining what is actually worth the money. I would like to avoid the crap, but I don't want to spend any more than I have to. I am also not object to rebuilding a crashed or burned out motor -- if replacement parts can be had easily and at reasonable prices.
I saw the article on the emax 2812 which seems like one option, but I am curious what else I should be looking at. My preference is for US vendors (which includes the HK US warehouse) with reasonable shipping options.
However, the field closest to my house is slated for development, and is only just barely large enough to fly the EA planes to begin with. As such, I am looking to build smaller and lighter planes that I can fly in tighter spaces.
If I understand correctly, most of the FT planes are designed more for something in the 25 gram class, and I would like to pick up a few motors in the 5 - 25 gram range. The price range for motors in this class seems to be rather extreme, and I am having some difficulty determining what is actually worth the money. I would like to avoid the crap, but I don't want to spend any more than I have to. I am also not object to rebuilding a crashed or burned out motor -- if replacement parts can be had easily and at reasonable prices.
I saw the article on the emax 2812 which seems like one option, but I am curious what else I should be looking at. My preference is for US vendors (which includes the HK US warehouse) with reasonable shipping options.