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The
Sig Senior being held by my son James (14) and
Jacob (12) on his left. This is the first plane
James has ever flown and he completely
soloed on his fourth flight. He thought he was
ready earlier, but Dad was nervous, not him. Do
you get a sense of how great this trainer is?
I have flown this as a glow model and was not
really that impressed. The ultra-light wing
loading produced an aircraft that wallowed through
the air and was no fun at all in Nebraska wind. As
an electric and with 20 cells of "ballast", this
thing flies absolutely beautifully. Very solid
handling yet light on its feet for landings. It
will do very large loops from level flight.
A few more details: AXI 4130 out-runner, APC 14x10
prop, converted to tail-dragger and "electrified"
by my good friend Bob Roegge whom I worked with at
Offutt AFB. He said it was simple, but I say he's
a gifted builder. (Photos and text by
Dan Cramer) |
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Picture with the hatch removed (Bob Roegge cut
this part of the fuselage
which is solid structure in the original ARF). You
can see the battery
mounting tray and associated Velcro strap, ESC, RX
battery, etc. |
This
angle to show cooling
holes in the cowl. |
Shows the AXI from behind.
The
motor mount is the metal cage
style being sold by Hobby Lobby, Esprit, etc, to
accommodate the Outrunner
style motors. |
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James holding a 24 cell pack (GP 3300s) to show
relative size. No shrink
wrap
helps cooling and allows the gaps between the
cells to seat on
triangle stock in the battery tray so you can
shift forward and aft for CG
adjustment. The Velcro then holds it down and
keeps it from shifting. I've
since gone to shrink wrapped 20 cell packs that
work very well. |
Battery pack mounted and the hatch laying next to
the
aircraft.
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