[NorseHammer]

My old RCM plans built Honker now with electric power

7.2 volt Speed 400
6X4 APC Nitro prop
1500 mah Kokam 3 Cell
Kokam ESC,
Hitec HS55's & 555 receiver

Flys great in the gusty winds we get here and has more duration than it did with the old Cox .049. It ain't elegant but it sure is fun!

[oilman]

I like it.

Really thats a nitro prop. the one in the pics looks like electric prop.

Have you tried it on electric props. The reason I ask is I would have thought the nitro prop was designed for a whole different rpm range. But if it works for you maybe I'll give it a try.

oily.

[NorseHammer]

Hmm, now you got me thinking, I did originaly order that prop for my Thunder Tiger .07 (installed on a Herr Cub) and it was shipped loose so I just assumed that it was a Nitro prop but it does look kinda thin at the tips compared to the old prop on the .07, wonder if someone sent me an Electric Prop instead. Well in any case both the .07 and the 400 spin their props in the 14500 RPM range the physical differences not withstanding. I'll definately not put that prop on the .07 untill I get one packaged from APC that's labeled for Nitro, (do they do that or is it that they only label em special if it an Electric prop???) don't want any chances with fast flying sharp plastic bits. That's also got me thinking that maybe electrifying the Cub is something to do....

[oilman]

Reminds me of that old song.

Things that make you go HHHMmmm.

Well the RPM range is the same. But still you don't need a chunk o prop in the head.

Oily.

[NorseHammer]

Here's a pic of myNorvel 61 throttled version of the Honker, there's actually four Honkers in my hanger. The pic was from our field, grass aint growing yet but snow is gone.

[oilman]

I wish I had that much open space to fly in.

[NorseHammer]

Well that's interesting you say that Oily because the strip seems cramped to us, its got significantly tall Spruce & Pine (they can seem to be 1000 feet tall when things go wrong) all around it which along with the fast growing Alder at both ends of the strip makes the 200 x 80 feet of space we have in the middle of it all seem tight at times. The Terrace Model Airplane Club was granted access to this site by Skeena Cellulose, its actually their old sod dump. it has two great features for us its FLAT and far enough away from the nearest neighbor we can run Noisy Nitro of any size with any type of pipe for those who are into it. We're pretty lucky to have this site as there is very little clear space around here since the logging industry collapsed. The tree huggers seem to not realize how fast the bush moves in to obliterate what would otherwise be potentially good access roads and flying sites. This soggy moderate coastal climate really promotes very fast growth as I'm sure you have down south in your area as well.

Sorry about the politics but when your living in what's probably the most ececonomically depressed town in all of Canada it sort of always in the back of your thoughts even if you're like me and have a job.