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Build Thread, Page :  1   2   3  [ 4 ] (67 posts, 20 posts per page, 4 pages in total) [ < Prev ] SteveM, Image # 8562 02 Jun 08 17:39 Today's mail brought the rest of the Aero-Star power plant minus the prop. E-Flite Power 90, CC HV-85, CC BEC, and 2300 mAh A123 cells to be made into two 3S2P packs. SteveM, Image # 8367 16 May 08 04:01 The little Tyro groans under the weight of the Aero-Star fuse. Tape is about all that is holding it together, tomorrow I will finish gluing it. Now I can start to measure and plan where to put the battery pack and how to get easy access to it. SteveM, Image # 8351 15 May 08 02:26 Rudder and vertical stabilizer (dorsal fin) assembled and edges sanded to shape. Up next is the large fuselage. I think of it as the point of no return as I can't just put it back in the box and must find a place to keep it. SteveM, Comment for image # 8337 14 May 08 00:15 I am thinking an E-Flite "Power 46" at 500 watts, it is designed to work in 40 to 46 size airplanes of 4 to 7 pounds. But I am considering getting the "Power 60" (for 60 size sport and scale airplanes 6 to 10 pounds ) and running it at 500 watts so that later I will already have the motor and ESC to power a .60 sized plane like the Top Flite kits. I would need a 14" prop, but I'm not sure if the Aero-Star has enough clearance for it. poppy, Comment for image # 8337 13 May 08 20:57 This may take a larger electric or a .40 glo engine. SteveM, Image # 8337 13 May 08 02:28 The stabilizer and elevator are built and sanded to shape. They weigh 2.9 ounces and are more than half the 36" wingspan of the Tyro. I used to think I had a big building board. SteveM, Image # 8092 29 Apr 08 12:59 Some crazy generous guy in AZ sent me this kit, the box is 4' long. I have been pondering the merits of glow vrs. electric. The glow is cheaper to build but the cost of fuel makes it more expensive in the long run, even over $100+ batteries. Build Thread, Page :  1   2   3  [ 4 ] (67 posts, 20 posts per page, 4 pages in total) [ < Prev ]