Hey guys. As winter is now upon us I've been thinking more about my EDF’s, pros & cons. I have read replies on both sides of the edf isle and I get it. However, my biggest and frankly the only con I have is the flight time as others have also mentioned in various forums. I have a 70mm (Admiral 4S) Rebel & a 80mm (Admiral 6s) Hawk edf. The scale airframe, flight characteristics, included landing gear and such is great and comes with a great price tag as well. So, I have only positive things to say about the edf aircraft itself. The edf power to weight ratios are typically pretty decent and I have been so far, very pleased with the performance. I’ve heard and understand the scientific breakdown of edf power requirements, battery usage, physics, and current draw. In light of all that surrounds the limitations of edf power systems flight times, I still find myself discouraged.
So, the question for me now becomes, what, if any, options exist for converting an edf power system to a glow powered ducted system, extending battery life, or anything that will improve flight times. Turbines are out of the question for me due to costs. I wish I could afford turbines but that will just have to remain a dream until the Wells Fargo truck decides to unload a pallet of money at my house. I am an extreme lover of “Jets”, I love the speed & thrill of flying them. However, I now find myself regressing back to my gas powered, stick built planes just to mainly get 8-10 minutes of flying times. I prefer to fly until I get ready to land and not being forced to land. The typical 3 minute time period for my edf’s goes by insanely fast. It literally feels that no sooner I get airborne, settled in, a few loops, rolls or whatever, my 3 minute alarm is going off, WOW! I've tried changing my flying habits from one end of the spectrum to the other with little to no noticeable changes in times. I know most of you will disagree with my complaint and that's ok as we all do not view this topic the same. Yes, I understand this thread is yet another example of beating a dead horse. Regardless, I still can’t help thinking that in this day of modern technology, we cannot find a way to get more than 3 minutes out of a edf power system.
Do you think the edf flight times will ever increase or has the edf flight times limit been reached?
Ideas? Thoughts?
So, the question for me now becomes, what, if any, options exist for converting an edf power system to a glow powered ducted system, extending battery life, or anything that will improve flight times. Turbines are out of the question for me due to costs. I wish I could afford turbines but that will just have to remain a dream until the Wells Fargo truck decides to unload a pallet of money at my house. I am an extreme lover of “Jets”, I love the speed & thrill of flying them. However, I now find myself regressing back to my gas powered, stick built planes just to mainly get 8-10 minutes of flying times. I prefer to fly until I get ready to land and not being forced to land. The typical 3 minute time period for my edf’s goes by insanely fast. It literally feels that no sooner I get airborne, settled in, a few loops, rolls or whatever, my 3 minute alarm is going off, WOW! I've tried changing my flying habits from one end of the spectrum to the other with little to no noticeable changes in times. I know most of you will disagree with my complaint and that's ok as we all do not view this topic the same. Yes, I understand this thread is yet another example of beating a dead horse. Regardless, I still can’t help thinking that in this day of modern technology, we cannot find a way to get more than 3 minutes out of a edf power system.
Do you think the edf flight times will ever increase or has the edf flight times limit been reached?
Ideas? Thoughts?
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