Power systems/ Hitec A9?

[Terryscustom]

Single rudder servo is just fine on 120cc birds these days, 500oz works great, single in the tail. Pull pull you need a few more oz. so large servo or dual if needed I suppose. I'm actually running a single in the tail of my 42% hyperlite slick at about 29lb. and it has huge authority with a billboard sized rudder.

 

[witchfingers]

I am running a big nasty hitec on mine and it is really fast. Can't wait to try it out in the air.

 

[Xpress]

Single rudder servo is just fine on 120cc birds these days, 500oz works great, single in the tail. Pull pull you need a few more oz. so large servo or dual if needed I suppose. I'm actually running a single in the tail of my 42% hyperlite slick at about 29lb. and it has huge authority with a billboard sized rudder.

Especially one of our HSB-9380TH servos. The advantage of brushless is many: lower power consumption, ability to hold torque throughout the range of motion, won't burn up under stall, etc.

My 100CC Pilot Edge will be getting one 9380 on the rudder, 9370's elsewhere.

The HSB's you could run on a Y harness very easily without fear of excessive current draw, they draw less than half the current of a comparable digital servo.

 

[witchfingers]

We are pretty lucky to have all the cool stuff nowdays. When I was a kid, I had a Cox helicopter that you put a small amount of nitro fuel in and fired it up. The whole helicopter would rotate on the way up and it would get up to 200 feet or so and run out of fuel and spiral back down. I dreamed of having something that I could control and land. Now I have a 35% plane with tons of hi tech, no pun intended, gadgets to put on it. Imagine what will be possible 10 years from now?

 

[Xpress]

I actually had one of those helicopters!

10 years ago, electric flight was something that was more of a novelty, nowadays it is SOP for almost any club you attend. Hopefully we will have even better battery tech 10 years from now.

 

[witchfingers]

Just an update to answer my question. I bought a Powerbox Competition and got it all set up with ease. Running the smart fly optical kill and it all works flawlessly. Plenty of room for more gadgets. I am still waiting for a bigger radio to come out from Hitec however.

 

[Xpress]

I am still waiting for a bigger radio to come out from Hitec however.

You're not alone there. I am told our R&D department is working on lots of new stuff for next year, but have not been told what specifically

9 channels is just enough for 35-40% GS depending on the number of servos, had to run dual Maximas with the 9X though on my 35% Yak.

 

[witchfingers]

I suppose the maximas are not transeivers so that can be done.

 

[Xpress]

Yes, you can do it with our Minima or Maxima receivers, just not the Optima receivers.