[NSRCA-discussion] 110-120 E-power setup recommendations

[mark grabowski]

All right, I'm seriously considering a move to electric on my next
plane. I'm going to be building, what's essentially an Addiction but
shrunk down a bit from 2 meters. Wingspan 69", length 70" fuse width
5.75", fuse height: 9.5" at dashboard and 11.5" at top of canopy. As you
can see, this plane is a bit thicker and taller than some of the other
110 planes out there like the Focus Sport, Venus 2, Wind 110 (which are
a bit more slender). I will do my best to build light but am unsure what
final weight will be... assume 9.5 to 10 pounds. For batteries, I'm
probably going with 8S to save weight, unless someone makes a compelling
arguement to go 10S. I live in Chicago, the Windy City, so power has
gotta be there... flying sportsman-type class stuff, so extreme vertical
isn't THAT critical, but I certainly don't want to struggle with
inadequate power... will trade a bit of that for longer flight times, if
such a trade-off is possible. 
 
I really want to get this right the first time and buy the stuff only
once! Budget is not unlimited but once again, I want to do it right and
have a setup that can carry over to future planes and a move upward in
flying classification. Share you thoughts on motor, esc, prop, battery,
whatever info you feel would be useful!
 
Thanks!
Mark Grabowski
 
p.s. To reach a broader audience, I'm probably gonna cross post to RCU,
so don't gripe :-)
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