I put a slightly heavier 1300 Mah battery in the Shaft 400 this
morning, and it flew very well. I’m getting a better handle of its
long glide path so that I know how long of a landing strip I need. The
Fast Cure Gorilla Glue did a great job of attaching the small piece of
plywood that had [...]
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I put a Turnigy 2217 16turn 1050kv 23A Outrunner:
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=5690&Product_Name=Turnigy_2217_16turn_1050kv_23A_Outrunner
and an APC style propeller 9×6-E:
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=5439&Product_Name=APC_style_propeller_9×6-E
and the COG was much better. I didn’t have to move the battery as far
forwards and the plane only needed 1/3 throttle to take off. The plane
has such a long glide that I hit the backstop of the baseball field on
one of [...]
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