Willie Nillies GLH 250
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Turbojoe
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Never felt that at all. Hey, we all tend to push products beyond their limits and I'm one of the worst offenders.
I just did some searching on that 2204 motor that your using. 138 watts on a 6x3 prop! That means your hauling that little bird around with well over 250 watts per pound!
I've over powered some planes before but never even close to that point. I wouldn't make any sudden control surface inputs at full speed without expecting it to fold the wing and/or rip off tail feathers. It should be a rocket in straight and level flight though. Again, I can't wait for the (uneventful) full throttle video. It should be quite thrilling. Joe
Wildthing
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That's to bad about it breaking but you will get it back together in no time.
OliverW
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A guy at our club is running his on the stock setup, and it goes much faster than mine. And if you have watched my maiden vid, I was at full throttle for most of it!Never felt that at all. Hey, we all tend to push products beyond their limits and I'm one of the worst offenders.
I just did some searching on that 2204 motor that your using. 138 watts on a 6x3 prop! That means your hauling that little bird around with well over 250 watts per pound!
Joe
Turbojoe
Elite member
What size prop are you running? 2S or 3S LiPo? My PSM Monocoupe needs a bit more oomph over the Park 250 that's in it. I wonder how that Emax would do on 2S. I've got boxes of motors but all are for much bigger planes and are heavier than I want to hang on the Monocoupe. I'm building the PSM Cessna 182 right now and will have pretty much the same power requirements. Plus I need to run at least a 7" prop on the Monocoupe. Do you use a wattmeter? I'd love to see the real world numbers for the motor.
I'm just asking because I've done this so many times myself. Could the prop being on backwards be the reason your plane is slower than the other guys? It'll still fly. Just not as fast as it should with that much power on tap. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many times I've done it over the years.
Joe
OliverW
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I am running it on a 6x4 on 3s. It could easily use a 7", as on one of ours we used a 8" and it went wellWhat size prop are you running? 2S or 3S LiPo? My PSM Monocoupe needs a bit more oomph over the Park 250 that's in it. I wonder how that Emax would do on 2S. I've got boxes of motors but all are for much bigger planes and are heavier than I want to hang on the Monocoupe. I'm building the PSM Cessna 182 right now and will have pretty much the same power requirements. Plus I need to run at least a 7" prop on the Monocoupe. Do you use a wattmeter? I'd love to see the real world numbers for the motor.
I'm just asking because I've done this so many times myself. Could the prop being on backwards be the reason your plane is slower than the other guys? It'll still fly. Just not as fast as it should with that much power on tap. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many times I've done it over the years.
Joe
OliverW
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The prop is on the right direction. I've had it on backwards more times than I can count thoughWhat size prop are you running? 2S or 3S LiPo? My PSM Monocoupe needs a bit more oomph over the Park 250 that's in it. I wonder how that Emax would do on 2S. I've got boxes of motors but all are for much bigger planes and are heavier than I want to hang on the Monocoupe. I'm building the PSM Cessna 182 right now and will have pretty much the same power requirements. Plus I need to run at least a 7" prop on the Monocoupe. Do you use a wattmeter? I'd love to see the real world numbers for the motor.
I'm just asking because I've done this so many times myself. Could the prop being on backwards be the reason your plane is slower than the other guys? It'll still fly. Just not as fast as it should with that much power on tap. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many times I've done it over the years.
Joe
Turbojoe
Elite member
Yup - I've done that about once a year so far
speedbirdted
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I'm sure that propeller balance is near perfect
OliverW
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Definetly 🤣I'm sure that propeller balance is near perfect
"Corpse"
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It's called engine vibration!
@The Hangar and I have been using more positive terms for things, such as an airplane being "Scale" instead of "Underpowered"
