What precisely does "dead-stick" mean anyway?
The jet engines you are referring to are called Electric Ducted Fans - EDFs for short and they don't have anywhere near enough power to provide propulsion for this model.
I don't exactly have 5000$ to blow on a jet turbine...................
wood body...hot flames...fireball in the sky.
Weight. That thing looks like it weights a ton
Fuel: where's he gonna put the fuel for all that?
Just a boring update:
I've got all the plywood construction wood cut out now and have started gluing it together. I'll have a few pics up in a few days when it's all glued together.
Currently I'm estimating the weight to be some 200g too much.
If the thrust is at 26 N, I should get away with it... if not, I can still put a bigger prop with less pitch on to compensate. 14x5, I guess... but it would create more torque...
Try putting 2 propellers, one behind the other, rotating in opposite directions.
Weight. That thing looks like it weights a ton
Fuel: where's he gonna put the fuel for all that?
Aww man!!! I was hoping you'd use the EDF's instead. Oh well, whatever works I suppose...The jet engines you are referring to are called Electric Ducted Fans - EDFs for short and they don't have anywhere near enough power to provide propulsion for this model.
This is what I'm gonna be using. A 500 kV brushless outrunner with a 4S LiPo battery. It'll be mounted in the back and will spin a 17 inch prop (43 cm).