Before he left this week on his current assignment Craig gave me his hangar nine sundowner which he had banged up a bit last summer.  Don't know why he didn't repair it and continue flying it as there is very little damage to the airframe.

just a couple of cracks on a couple of internal formers and some rash on the cowl.  with the spinner on most of the cowl damage is hidden.

1 and 2.  my e-motor installation a 42-60 500.  Not pulling as many amps as I'd like as there is not enough clearance for my usual 15/8 on that motor.  prop shown is a 14/8.

3. buttoned up, you hardly see the cowl damage behind the spinner

4. this motor and speed controller will get a lot of cooling from the holes where the glow muffler/glow plug/needle valve once resided.

I will make all low passes from right to left.  lol

---

nice!  :)

Go 6S or even 7S Al. That will get it the way you want it :-)

heck, jon recommended eight!  lol

that'd arc weld he armature to the can.

Maybe try 6S first and work your way up? lol.

When the conectors weld together than that is the perfect setup. 250 watts per pound is the starting point! Nothing less.

welding together I can live with.  unsoldering however is another matter.  lol

Cool story though! It always makes me laugh when I see the solder splatter in the bottow of my fuse. :D

well my sundowner is sitting again on the workbench with a big wide smile!  two flights today, the maiden in very windy conditions and that plane is a thoroughbred.  very smooth and precise.

took off almost on it's own, same for landing.

as expected I'm not totally happy with the power.  Great for a sport airplane, but a bit laid back for a racer.  we will address that with another prop next time out.

battery and motor just barely warm after a flight, so nothing being stressed which leaves
some room for a bit of stressing.  lol

It looked great in the air today AL, and it handled the wind today quite well , really nice airplane

Sorry I missed it. I look forward to seeing the hopped up version!

Thanks for fixing my plane Al.....LOL....Glad to hear it is flying again ;D ;D ;D ;D and hope you enjoy it

gonna enjoy our plane again tomorrow craig.  lol

with more prop!

Some video from yesterday:

http://vimeo.com/70867676

Looking good!

Thanks for that rick. enjoyed that! . it's ready for the next good day.

Does it seem a bit faster to you Al watching it on the video than when you were flying it? It is going at a pretty decent clip and I had a challenge following you!

seems slower when I'm flying it than in this video.  lol  it is moving along pretty good though.