Geoff S Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 With regard to your current consumption: if you have more than enough power you can solve this by just setting the travel on the throttle channel down to 80-90%. That will decrease the RPM, make the model even quieter and will give you longer flight times. And it saves you have to buy a new propeller. It is a trick regularly used by the IMAC and F3A pilots. Regards, Lucas That's exactly what I've done on my DB Tiger Moth. I changed the prop from a 13x4 to a 12x6 to try for more efficiency in flight at the expense of initial take -off acceleration and found I was drawing a bit too much current. I'm also on 4AH 4S LiPo and find the power more than adequate with a much heavier model (3.4 Kg approx) and so far just 6 or 7 minute flights. Now I've got the Tiggie in the air (though not finished ) I can get on with MY Ballerina. I've got the wing finished but uncovered and the main parts for the fuselage cut out. It will be electric, like Simon's and also on 4S - the same batteries I use in my Tiggie, Limbo Dancer and Eezee Peezee. I like to limit my battery types in favour of quantity. Simon doesn't seem to be short of power so I'm inspired to get mine done. btw Simon an electric motor is very unlikely to seize through over heating. Over heating is much more likely to result in the winding failing as the wire heats up and partially melts. Same result, of course, you need a new motor so a bit of extra cooling may be a good idea but limiting the current is even more important. Geoff Edited By Geoff Sleath on 22/04/2016 11:15:51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 My BalleReno! (I just thought of that now) Rosco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Good name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 It is a good name but now you're going to have to redo your stunning finish to change the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I love that racer scheme Rosco.. Wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 nice one Simon old Dicky flys her nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Posted by Rosco on 12/03/2016 20:45:37: Geepers, I'm not able to do anything to mine for another few weeks and looking at these finished models is driving me crazy!!!! Nice work guys. Rosco Worth waiting for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Nice video Simon. I really like watching the maiden videos. I feel it completes the shared experience of a mass build to watch the first successful flight. Rosco, "Ballereno". Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Thomas Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm pleased to say my ballerina is finished. Finally. It's been a bit of a slog, but got there in the end. 😬😬😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Thomas Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Craig Thomas Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Even the proper carbon fiber head rest looked good in the sun. 💪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 well worth the slog,looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Hi all, I know some of you have seen this but there may be others who haven't. I think it's also appropriate to put in the 'completed' gallery as well as my build thread. It is not the maiden flight/s (that is in my thread). This vid is of the subsequent flights after making some adjustments...............please enjoy Rosco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hayward. Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Rosco, where did you get that high powered lamp you obviously had behind you; our flying site could do with one of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Hi David,Ha, ha... I'm sure you have one of those lights out your way too. It's probably just covered at the moment!Down here in South Australia, its Autumn but we're having a little run of Spring type weather....our kind is sunny but with chilly mornings that warm up during the day a little. Ironically, after the motor went 'poooof' the wind picked up and I flew another model that I could harrier land in the breeze! I wish I'd filmed them, they were almost a vertical 'sink'!Rosco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Maidened today and flies like its on rails, required a couple of clicks of up and right. Power is from a brand new SC36 which is being run a tad rich, that said I dont think I opened it right up, plenty of power to hand. Will try and get some flying shots, ground shots are off a phone, but plenty of light. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 That is great. Nice model sitting in the sun. Glad you like flying her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 looks realy good,love flying shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 A little taster for the Greenacres event in July, this weekend at Greenacres I saw a PAW Diesel powered Ballerina! Had a nice chat to it's builder whilst flying and nearly crashed into it midair with my Miss America Mustang! I was trying to follow it so I could see it flying! Look out for it in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Should be interesting. What size PAW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Not sure Peter but from the prop size and flying speed I think it may have been a PAW 29 with rc carb. He did tell me but I was a bit distracted having nearly rear ended it and keeping a Mustang flying with 5 other planes in the air! He did say that he had a pair of them sitting on a shelf waiting to be used in something. Flew and sounded great but a bit messy! Edited By Chris Barlow on 22/05/2016 21:57:34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yes, PAWs were always notorious for slinging out black sludge. We used to havea control line Fairy Gannet in the old club. You couldalways tell when it was about to run out of fuel because the black stream would reach the tailplane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low pass Pete Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Well here is my rendition. OS52 4 stroke and colour scheme inspired by a PT19. Hope to fly her this weekend once final jobs completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Flown today, I put c.g a 1/3 of chord, few clicks of aileron and elevator and it flew nicely, shot off the floor like a scalded cat, landing just line it up and reduce throttle, tweaked it a bit for second flight, put more aileron on, rolls nice, stall turns very crisp, loops nice and big, snaps/spins easy, let go comes straight out, never felt floaty to me, feels like a well balanced model, none of controls twitchy but models very agile. Well designed pretty model. Nice work Peter Pictures not much cop will get some video at open days hopefully. John Edited By john stones 1 on 28/05/2016 21:52:34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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