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Propulsion: 2 GR1401 Electro-Impeller for 480 Motors: 2 SPEED 480 Race 7.2V Fuel: 10 cell 1250SCR (Diversity Model Aircraft ) Controller: Jeti 50 Microprocessor Servos: Cirrus CS-21BB Receiver: FMA Magnum 8 Automatic Universal Receiver Radio: Futaba 8U Mis.: Tray and canopy, 3 carbon fiber rods E-mail: Pedro Brantuas | |
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| I started by putting the wing cores together exactly how Trick recommends with a carbon fiber bar underneath the wing 8" back from the nose. I then added one additional carbon fiber rod to each top side of the wing 1/2" behind the epp foam of the leading edge, from one end of the wing to the other. The Impellers were mounted 5" apart from each other and 1" up from the trailing edge of the wing. Special balsa wood mounts were built to attach the Impellers to the wing and align the thrust line to the cruising flight attitude. The receiver was placed 1" behind the left servo, right next to the battery tray to prevent structural weakness. The winglets had to be cut from the trailing edge straight up to avoid fluttering at full throttle. The Wing was covered with tape colors resembling the Portuguese flag, green, red, and yellow. The Jet Z flying characteristics vary from the standard Zagi as follows: during turns it likes to carry at least half throttle, straight and level stalls turn into a one turn inverted spin followed by a steep dive, and you need assistance during the launch. The Astro Flight watt meter showed a 31 amp draw at full throttle and actual flight time was 3 1/2 minutes. | |