Delta Force 40 (copy)

[keithbradley]

Took some vid of the DF40 copy today. We kept this one short. My cameraman is only 9 but he does a pretty good job and works for a very cheap wage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL-Xkxk6q9k

I tried embedding the vid but it didnt work.

[keithbradley]

Oh, by the way, here's the GPS after the run... Anybody believe it?

[Rumdog]

Duuuuude! I wish I knew you were getting vid of this! awesome!

[Rumdog]

You need a bigger pond!

[tth]

She looks nice Keith. I ran mine for the first time today. I went conservative on the prop until I get familiar with it.

[johnf]

Nice!

[keithbradley]

You need a bigger pond!

Yeah, I know. This one is just so close to home! It is a little intense driving it in that small of an area though.

[Rumdog]

If you ever get the chance to, run that little x452 on some big water. I ran it on the lake once, following our 22' pontoon. It was a blast! jumping the wake, and waves is too much fun! Plus runtime is awesome with the small prop. With 10ooo mah, I was prob getting around 10 minutes! I miss her already!

[6S HYDRO]

Ohh and no i dont believe the gps, anybody else

[keithbradley]

Ohh and no i dont believe the gps, anybody else

I saw the 7 and I was happy...then I saw the 8 after it and said "Aww... crap!" I dont know what happened. The GPS was cleared for top speed and I didnt crash while running with it.

I would like to get 75+ out of it, but I think it will take a better prop and a little more voltage. I plan on doing some SAW style runs eventually on 10s...

By the way, setup in the vid was 9s2p, Neu 2215 1.5Y, SF240HV, x457 prop.

[TotalPackage]

So keith what were your temps with the x457?How would you rate your 2215? What was you rtr weight?

[keithbradley]

So keith what were your temps with the x457?How would you rate your 2215? What was you rtr weight?

Ive never weighed it. Feels like a tank with all those batteries in it though!

Temps were (after full run, not just the vid)

Batts- 117F
ESC- 124F on the hottest spot other than caps, 149F the hottest spot on the caps.
2215- 106F.

I love the 2215. It seems to laugh off whatever I throw at it. Temps are often in the high 90's with my x452.

[tth]

I run a similar setup in a DF41 on 10s2p with a Lehner 3060/10. RTR weight is 16lbs

[bigpapa]

keith thats awsome congrats

[TotalPackage]

I run a similar setup in a DF41 on 10s2p with a Lehner 3060/10. RTR weight is 16lbs

Yess Ive seen your steup TT a bonafide screamer as well. I dont have you guys cash flow but im considering a 17 series caslte for my prather 40 on 6 s .Those df hulls are really nice .TT I simply cant afford a 3060 and if i did it would go in my 1/8th scale. The prather is a light expoxyglass hull with 6 s it barely 7 pounds. Im kinda loss with prop selection on these monos they pull alot more amps than the hydros in my experience.I just burned a whole down with a 645.I want 10s but i need a real motor but 300.00 is about my limit and I really dont want to spend that ont this hull.I got the boat in a straight trade for a fox 40 airplane motor.So a castle 1717 or a neu 22 series seems to be my area?Im really interested in the 17 series castle i see not too many have brought one so i might help steve lighten his inventory a little. Theres a devil in my head saying "arent you getting tired of this" "just got get you a pletti, a lehner,or a neu and be done with all the guesswork".After logic returns that castle/nue 17 series on 6 s might not be to bad. What do you all think?
That prather 40 hull is light.Even with 4 6s packs the boat is still under 10 pounds.So i dont want to over do it cause it has outer strakes that come all the way to the back(high lift). I dont know at what point she just gonna be too unstable?Keith you may need to just have that 457 cupped and I love the handling but she could co a tad drier for your saw endeavors.no matter shes a big missle now. I love you and tt's roosters. Tell the truth thats why we love boats so much; nothing is as exciting as a 20 foot rooster tail.