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E.E. LIGHTNING
Update August 2009
Motor changed to 47 gram outrunner, Strong Power 2212-06, 2200Kv...... 6 x 4 prop.......3s lipo, 1.8Ah.....
Weight is now 25 oz, and wing loading is 15 oz/sq ft.
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Original notes
Firstflight2002....span 24"....36oz....22oz per sq ft....Irvine cobalt 400/13....Grish 6*4LH....9 Panasonic2000....flush bungee hook....Kevlar closed-loop to elevons....wing is solid three-eighths balsa....
This model is remarkably easy to fly....so long as the motor keeps running. I've lost power several times, presumably through ESC overheating....then it becomes difficult. The tailplane is fixed; control is by elevons. Silent flight?...not this one!