Originally posted by gooniac33
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Some jets are better fit with Inrunners and higher capacity/discharge rated lipos (F-22). Then there are the others, like the F-16, F-86, which get the same speed and flight time on lighter EDF units and smaller capacity (lighter) lipos. Eventually someone puts together the best mixture of components for that particular airplane, and it will perform about as good as it can without dropping unreasonable amounts of money on components that cost as much of money as the plane itself.
For instance my first two EDFs were the F-16 (90mm) and F-86. They both started with stock outrunner EDFs, then I initially upgraded to FW Inrunners, and settled on FMS units. The Inrunners did improve power and speed, but the flight time was decreased. They also lose some of the slow speed stability and overall agility. In the F-16 I noticed that anything with larger capacity than a 5000mah lipo (weight wise) would fly much heavier, and have no increase in flight time at all. Eventually I found that a 4000mahl would get the same flight time as a 5000mah HRB 50c, but would take off in a fraction of the distance and climb forever.
In the end, this plane just flatout does better with the FMS, same as the F-16.
**ESPECIALLY if flying off grass** The tiny wheels on grass are like taking off on an inclined runway, and weight obviously causes them to work even worse.
Goon- I know you know this, as do most, but the F-86 is where I started with EDFs, so I figured that explaining in a little extra detail might benefit someone starting here too
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