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| SteveM | Midwest Products Aero-Star .40 | Build | 14-Jun-08 20:41 |  |
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| Testing the motor on the fuselage with 15x10 prop. I only got 380 watts but Motocalc estimated 540 watts. With the 14x10 I got 325 W and Motocalc said 420 W. The 14" barely clears and the 15" hits the floor so I may have to swap wheels. |
| SteveM | Midwest Products Aero-Star .40 | Build | 06-Jun-08 20:32 |  |
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| The power train is nearly finished. The battery packs are 3S2P of 2300 mAh A123 cells with a CC BEC across just one of the packs. Only problem is even with the disconnect removed the pack on the left is powering the ESC by way of the BEC somehow. |
| SteveM | Midwest Products Aero-Star .40 | Build | 05-Jun-08 00:35 |  |
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| View of the right wing before the sheeting goes on. The spars are 1/4" sq. spruce but everything else is balsa. It's almost embarrassing to admit this, but other than trimming a few of the webs and one sheet to fit, I haven't had to sand or cut anything. |
| SteveM | Midwest Products Aero-Star .40 | Build | 03-Jun-08 03:21 |  |
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| The left wing is nearly finished. At just under 5 ounces it is lighter than I thought it would be. Very little of what you see required any cutting or sanding, it's a lot easier than what I am used to a "kit" being. |
| SteveM | Midwest Products Aero-Star .40 | Build | 02-Jun-08 17:39 |  |
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| 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 | Midwest Products Aero-Star .40 | Build | 16-May-08 04:01 |  |
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| 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. |
