Flew my Radian XL that I've upgrades with some power mods - HobbyKing Gliderdrive motor, 1120kv on 2200mah 4s battery, HobbyKing YEP 60A ESC, stock prop. Still waiting for my Aeronautics 12X5 3-blade folding prop.
Here are a couple of vids I took flying at the same time with my buddy's stock XL. During a paired fly-by, you can see how much more get up and go modded XL has. When the angle and perspective changed, it looks like the 2 are evenly matched but look at the angle of climb and how much quicker the modded one got up to altitude. Ultimately, the top speed didn't change a huge lot, but the ability to climb at steep angles unimpeded is what sets it apart from the stock one.
I edited out a lot of the parts where the planes were too high to see. The first one was done with a Sony Webbie. The second one is a short flight captured with a Mobius.
Here are a couple of vids I took flying at the same time with my buddy's stock XL. During a paired fly-by, you can see how much more get up and go modded XL has. When the angle and perspective changed, it looks like the 2 are evenly matched but look at the angle of climb and how much quicker the modded one got up to altitude. Ultimately, the top speed didn't change a huge lot, but the ability to climb at steep angles unimpeded is what sets it apart from the stock one.
I edited out a lot of the parts where the planes were too high to see. The first one was done with a Sony Webbie. The second one is a short flight captured with a Mobius.
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