Description: An indoor RC electric old-timer!
Designed by Bob Aberle from Joe Elgin’s original 1940 free flight model, this indoor electric old-timer uses basic construction techniques and can fly for 7 minutes on a single charge of a 340mAh Li-poly.
Additional Information:
- Type: indoor RC electric
- Wingspan: 42 in.
- Wing area: 225 sq. in.
- Weight: 6 oz.
- Wing loading: 3.8 oz./sq. ft.
- Length: 25 in.
- Motor: GWS LPS RLC-A motor geared 4:1
- Prop: GWS (orange) 7×6
- Motor current: 2.9 amps (at start)
- Motor power: 11 watts (at start)
- Rpm: 3,800 (at start)
- Watts/oz.: 1.83
- Battery: single FMA/Kokam 340mAh HD Li-poly cell
- Radio system used: FMA Direct M5LV micro-receiver, two FMA Direct PS-20LV sub-microservos, FMA SUPER-9 ESC, E-Cubed RC short antenna (Model M72-U) and a Hitec RCD Eclipse FM transmitter with Spectra RF module.
- Flight duration: 7 min
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