[NSRCA-discussion] Diamante 25e

[Dave]

Jeff,

I flew mine a fair bit this winter for pattern practice.  Gets through the
F09 pretty nicely for a little ship.

Eflite Power 32
TP 4s2p4200 Prolite
Castle Phoenix 45
Castle BEC @ 6.5 volts
APC 13x6.5
3421sa servos all surfaces

About 60 amps, 840 watts, and I believe about 3.75 lbs.  It is ballistic.  I
am not using the spinner, and have had no problems with heat on 80F days.
Wouldn't hurt to run the Phoenix 80 (1 oz more)

I added a tiny bit more right thrust, and have a little bit of rud>ail to
kill the adverse roll, and little bit of rud>ele to fix the pitch to the
belly.  Mix percentages are fairly small.  The linkages are setup for 3D -
you may want to use longer control horn studs/bolts if your only goal is
pattern.  Do reinforce the landing gear mount area - it will come apart with
hard landings or flying at grass fields.

Regards,

Dave Lockhart, Team JR, Team Castle
DaveL322 at comcast.net


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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Hill
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 10:51 AM
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Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Diamante 25e

All -

Well I didn't win Advanced at the Albuquerque pattern contest but I  
did win a Diamante 25e in the raffle! Does anyone out there have one?  
My understanding is that if it is set up for performance it flys  
really well. What setups work well (prop, motor, ESC, Battery)? BEC or  
separate receiver battery? What is a reasonable all-up weight?

Thanks in advance
Jeff
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