A-10 Thunderbold II EDF

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ello Everyone,

I am new on this hobby and I made a big mistake buying this great replica A-10 but with no power what so ever.
I need help from an technical expert who can get this plane to fly as
advertised.  I need Brushless motors and ESC so I can give this bird
the power that deserves. Does any one have any idea?           
Specifications:
Wingspan: 872mm (34.5")
Overall Length: 968mm (38")

Flying Weight: 450g (16 oz)
Drive System: Twin 370 ducted fan motors with 2 Guan Li P47 MotorsServo: 3X 10g high speed micro servos
ESC: 25A speed controller
Battery: 9.6 V 650mah Ni-MH 

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OA-10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (US) USERID: 246200 Newbie Joined: 27/May/2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Quote Reply Topic: A-10 Thunderbold II EDF Posted: 27/May/2009 at 2:18pm
	ello Everyone, I am new on this hobby and I made a big mistake buying this great replica A-10 but with no power what so ever. I need help from an technical expert who can get this plane to fly as advertised. I need Brushless motors and ESC so I can give this bird the power that deserves. Does any one have any idea? Specifications: Wingspan: 872mm (34.5") Overall Length: 968mm (38") Flying Weight: 450g (16 oz) Drive System: Twin 370 ducted fan motors with 2 Guan Li P47 Motors Servo: 3X 10g high speed micro servos ESC: 25A speed controller Battery: 9.6 V 650mah Ni-MH

Mustang Sally Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AE) USERID: 52654 Hobbyking Addict Joined: 19/Feb/2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1956	Quote Reply Posted: 28/May/2009 at 6:39am
	If you are new to the hobby, than this is not the right plane to start with. Better to get yourself a trainer. My 2cts...

OA-10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (US) USERID: 246200 Newbie Joined: 27/May/2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Quote Reply Posted: 28/May/2009 at 8:20am
	I do have a trainer. I had my friend who is more experienced try to fly it and we were very disappointed. The engines on this plane have no power to fly it. that is the reason I want to convert to brushless. Edited by OA-10 - 28/May/2009 at 8:25am

u4eake Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (BE) USERID: 10128 HobbyKing Mod HobbyKing Moderator Joined: 24/Feb/2009 Location: Diest (Belgium) Online Status: Offline Posts: 281	Quote Reply Posted: 28/May/2009 at 5:28pm
	Oh, so you already have the ducted fans, right ? What is the diameter of the current motors that are in it ? I guess it's 24mm, right ? And the fans look like they are 55 or 64mm right ? In that case you could try these : motor : 2435 motor 4400kv esc : supersimple 30A esc And a 3S 2500-3000 mAh lipo Take the current motors out and check motor and shaftdiameter to make sure that the brushless motors will fit !! Edited by u4eake - 28/May/2009 at 5:37pm