• Administrator
  •  
    Before your membership becomes valid, you will receive an email that must be answered.
    Please check your spam folder or this email.
     

Electricityfied...!

Fans and Thermals.
User avatar
chris williams
Posts: 1549
Joined: 10 Mar 2015, 10:50
Location: Blandford Dorset

Electricityfied...!

Post by chris williams »

Motley's started the electrification of the 40% K8 Line. So far the budget has doubled and it's two years late... No, wait, that's the South West Line. :D :D :D This is Mott's 'spare' Phoenix K8, the big one: the motor has been shoehorned in with the help of some Smallpiece type engineering. There's a tow release buried in there too...
Attachments
b.JPG
c.JPG
k8e 001.JPG
k8e 002.JPG
FrankS
Posts: 275
Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 14:29
Location: Gloucestershire

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by FrankS »

Did he not trust you to chuck it off the hill :D
Barry_Cole

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by Barry_Cole »

Where did the prop yoke come from?

Gliders...

BC
geoff_crew
Posts: 93
Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 06:18
Location: Blandford Forum

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by geoff_crew »

Oh i trust him Frank,but have you seen the rates he charges? :D Anyway it's only experimental : I.e. "a little experience and perhaps a tad mental" :lol:

Geoff :D
aka Motley
Euan Galloway
Posts: 63
Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 08:39

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by Euan Galloway »

Geoff,
Good idea sticking it in the nose :D I have one of the G160 motors on 8s with a 20x8 wooden prop that gives 2000 watts at 69 amps and will fly your K8 , are you using 10s ?
cheers Euan.
User avatar
terry white
Posts: 508
Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 21:08
Location: wareham,dorset.england

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by terry white »

;) Hope he allows for motor cooling air! Ter
geoff_crew
Posts: 93
Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 06:18
Location: Blandford Forum

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by geoff_crew »

Euan, Just done a bench test using 10s with 18.5x10 folding prop (way too much power) & nearly dragged me off my feet, so still experimenting. :)
Terry, yes I've made provision for cooling, that's what those 2 holes are for each side of the motor shaft exit. There should also be some additional air flow via the tow release situated further down. However, WIP as they say. :)

Geoff
aka Motley
Mick Forey
Posts: 12
Joined: 07 Apr 2015, 23:39

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by Mick Forey »

You can also use a spinner with a cooling hole as this direct feed to the motor: http://www.4-max.co.uk/folding-props-spinners.htm

Mick
ASW28, DG300, Penrose Pegasus, Reiher II
FrankS
Posts: 275
Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 14:29
Location: Gloucestershire

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by FrankS »

terry white wrote:;) Hope he allows for motor cooling air! Ter
It'll have plenty of time for cooling while he thermals around for a couple of hours between motor runs :D
Barry_Cole

Re: Electricityfied...!

Post by Barry_Cole »

FrankS wrote:
terry white wrote:;) Hope he allows for motor cooling air! Ter
It'll have plenty of time for cooling while he thermals around for a couple of hours between motor runs :D
I have dreams like that too. Never happens though...

:( :( :( :(

BC
Post Reply