electric flight uk - British Electric Flight Association - Jan Bassett's
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Later one of the new 18/15 outrunners from Plettenberg was tried, and this was a<br />
little better, but pulled more amps. A new pack of 2200 LiPo from <strong>Flight</strong>Power<br />
proved to be much lighter so needed even more weight. In the meantime I had had<br />
the lucky escape with my Diablotin (see the last magazine) so was even more<br />
careful with LiPo.<br />
Looking through the specifications a new AXi was chosen to give more power and<br />
reduce the deadweight a bit. The 2826/12 happily swings a 12” x 7” propeller and<br />
improves the <strong>flight</strong> performance noticeably. It is now possible to throttle back and<br />
have power to spare, and the<br />
controls are well synchronised.<br />
Then my local shop had some of<br />
the new Saphion cells in from<br />
Overlander. These are Lithium<br />
Phospate (LiPh) cells which<br />
promise improved safety (again<br />
harking back to the Diablotin).<br />
Two 4-cell 1200mAh packs were<br />
bought. Saphion cells are only<br />
3.2v/cell, lower than LiPo, but the<br />
4s pack gives extra volts which<br />
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