14-08-2010, 11:24 PM
Originally I purchased an EGO brand F4U which came as a RTF kit, complete with RX/TX, battery and charger. Compared to that which we pay for models these days that was a very expensive excercise, however I have to say that EGO make a good plane.
The HobbyKing F4U that I purchased was if fact a clone of the EGO model with a couple of exceptions and a third of the price. The motor/ESC were HobbyKing equivalents and the fin/rudder and stabiliser/elevator were not made from a rigid plastic as on the original EGO version but were made from foam like the rest of the model.
The motor setup I chose to replace the standard one was a Turnigy 2217 1050kV outrunner, Tower Pro Mag8 30A ESC and a TGS 10 x 5 sport prop. See the links below:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...duct=10108
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...oduct=5690&Product_Name=Turnigy_2217_16turn_1050kv_23A_Outrunner
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...roduct=658&Product_Name=TowerPro_W30A_Brushless_Speed_Controller
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...oduct=7953&Product_Name=_TGS_Sport_10x5E_Precision_propeller
With this setup I get 6 minute flights from a 1300mA 3S 20-25C battery and this does not caine the battery, however when the batteries that I have die I intend on replacing them with a 30C and the planes performance should significantly increase. The current draw is 21 amps at full throttle.
The HobbyKing F4U that I purchased was if fact a clone of the EGO model with a couple of exceptions and a third of the price. The motor/ESC were HobbyKing equivalents and the fin/rudder and stabiliser/elevator were not made from a rigid plastic as on the original EGO version but were made from foam like the rest of the model.
The motor setup I chose to replace the standard one was a Turnigy 2217 1050kV outrunner, Tower Pro Mag8 30A ESC and a TGS 10 x 5 sport prop. See the links below:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...duct=10108
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...oduct=5690&Product_Name=Turnigy_2217_16turn_1050kv_23A_Outrunner
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...roduct=658&Product_Name=TowerPro_W30A_Brushless_Speed_Controller
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...oduct=7953&Product_Name=_TGS_Sport_10x5E_Precision_propeller
With this setup I get 6 minute flights from a 1300mA 3S 20-25C battery and this does not caine the battery, however when the batteries that I have die I intend on replacing them with a 30C and the planes performance should significantly increase. The current draw is 21 amps at full throttle.
