[NSRCA-discussion] New Himax F3A Motor

[AtwoodDon at aol.com]

I have about 30 flights on my production Himax 6330-F3A motor.  It is  very 
smooth and quiet with zero issues so far.  Several people have  commented 
on how much quieter the Himax is than my Dualsky motor.   I  ran the Dualsky 
motors for about 3 years and I think the Himax is a better motor  from a 
workmanship viewpoint as well as overall performance.
 
One think I find very interesting is the interaction between the testers  
and the manufacturer to get input to what the pilots wanted.  They were  very 
responsive and had quick turn around to feedback and changes.  Only  time 
will tell about the longevity of this motor but so far it looks very  
promising.
 
There is a thread on RCU Electric Pattern forum about this motor with some  
performance specs, etc.
 
Don
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/4/2010 6:35:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
vanputte at cox.net writes:

I got  some of the "early bird" Himax F3A motors from Maxx Products.    
I don't have one in my airplane yet, but loaned one to John Fuqua to   
evaluate.  The results look promising.  The best motor John has  is  
the Fury from Shulman Aviation.  The Himax doesn't perform  as well as  
the Fury, but it costs a lot less.  The other motor  John has tried is  
the one I am currently using, the Dualsky  6360-12T.  The Himax motor  
seems at least as good as the  Dualsky.

I was interested to observe Kyuho Lee from Gainesville  demonstrate  
the capability of the Himax motor by demonstrating a  hover with his  
airplane after our contest was postponed last  weekend.  The winds  
were very high (one of the reasons the  contest was postponed), but he  
did not seem to have any difficulty  regarding power.

Does anyone else have any data on the new Himax F3A  motor?

Ron Van  Putte

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