Scale Soaring UK

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. 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...

Did he not trust you to chuck it off the hill

Where did the prop yoke come from?

Gliders...

BC

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

Geoff

Geoff,
Good idea sticking it in the nose 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.

Hope he allows for motor cooling air! Ter

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

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

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

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

I have dreams like that too. Never happens though...



BC

More from Motley...that's the three of us awaiting maiden weather

Interested in the dolly, has it been used before, it look's like it's got quite a high angle of attack, ours keeps the plane almost level so you have to rotate to take off. Is it better to have the dolly set so the plane takes off without any input when it gets to flying speed.

We will let you know after we have tested it........

If and when the weather ever lets up...

BC