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Could probably attach to the balsa fuselage. Harden it up with thin CA.
Edmonds Ecee Thunder plans?
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Just flew my Ecee this past Saturday (11/30) and it was a glorious flight (or so I'm told)...from about 10 feet above the ground.
I made the mistake of being too conservative and underpowering it by using a 1/4A3-3T. (It was its 1st flight and the wind speeds and thermals made me a tad uncomfortable). Worse, I was trying to get some video of the flight and missed the whole glide part trying to focus waaaay up there -- where it wasn't.
I'd suggest flying it on nothing less than an A3-4T as the design seems to be somewhat draggy (old online flight reports seem to confirm low altitude boosts on anything less than 2.0 newton total impulse motors). You can probably use an A10-3T if your Ecee is tissued or it's built sturdy).
Just need to unstick the piston and I'll try another flight on an A10-3T in about a month.
I made the mistake of being too conservative and underpowering it by using a 1/4A3-3T. (It was its 1st flight and the wind speeds and thermals made me a tad uncomfortable). Worse, I was trying to get some video of the flight and missed the whole glide part trying to focus waaaay up there -- where it wasn't.
I'd suggest flying it on nothing less than an A3-4T as the design seems to be somewhat draggy (old online flight reports seem to confirm low altitude boosts on anything less than 2.0 newton total impulse motors). You can probably use an A10-3T if your Ecee is tissued or it's built sturdy).
Just need to unstick the piston and I'll try another flight on an A10-3T in about a month.
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