OK.... Its been some time since I destroyed my beloved Seagull PC9 due to an ERROR IN JUDGEMENT while turning on crosswind after another enjoyable flight (all the hardware survived but the airframe was kindling).
Anyway.... Iv'e been searching for a suitable replacement for some time, I didn't want to get anything smaller (I like large aircraft, they have great presence in the air) the PC9 had a wingspan of 1540mm and a flight weight of 3.2 kgs and that was a good size for our field.
Ive looked at larger aircraft, even found a much larger PC9 with a wingspan of 1950mm and weight of 6.8 kgs, but they need 10 or 12S battery packs and become a lot more technically expensive not to mention that they need a lot more runway.
So Iv'e purchased this magic beastie, another Seagull model, a SUPER TUCANO, wingspan 1650mm and a flight weight of around 4.2 kgs, its designed for I/C but should lend itself nicely to an electric conversion without any hicups.
The quality is typical Seagull covered in Oracover and the quality of the finish is awesome.
It even comes with factory supplied mechanical retracts that research would suggest are pretty bloody good.
I will be running a Hacker 50-14S at 425kv spinning a 14 x 10APC with a Dualsky 80amp ESC powered by a 6S 5000mah battery, the servos will be a combination of Turnigy 958's and 959's with torques from 12 to 15kg. I expect the performance to be well above the PC9, although very scale.
After initial flight tests on the 14 x 10APC I may pump the prop up to a 15 x 12 but I will have to wait and see how initial load tests and preliminary flights go before that.
Iv'e already got all the hardware so hope to have it ready for maiden by the end of the month.
Really excited to have discoved this aircraft, it looks like a friggen ripper!
Get a coffee while the link downloads..... its worth a look.
http://www.jperkinsdistribution.co.uk/do...00078a.pdf
Gazz
PS: Seagull models rock!!!!!
paaaaaatience 
paaaaaaatieeence 
dooooohhhh !!! 
