52.4 mph sv

[scoota]

Finally cracked the 50mph barrier or as us Aussies say 80km mark. Running an 8XL with an ETTI 150amp speedy 2 x 2s 25c 5000mah lipos. First run with CF 45mm prop 47.6 mph . then 2nd run , ran a Prather B230 & gps 52.4 mph .Dont know how that dude cracked 58.4mph ,ive tried the same set up and cant get close !!!1 Every thing ran cool no heat issus , running 2x SV27 silicon water jackets on the 540XL motor kept it nice & cool ....

[Xzessperated]

Well done Scoota. That is a very good speed.

[line6]

Dont know how that dude cracked 58.4mph

Bat temp. and good lipos. I ran low 50's a few times and thought something was wrong you could tell it was off just by sound. I did that a couple times at the end of the day, and it left me wondering. Then i had time to run again after a low 50ish run i charged the batteries up and warmed them up some more and ran a high 57.

[Steven Vaccaro]

Anywhere in the 50's is boogieing! good job!!!!

[line6]

Anywhere in the 50's is boogieing! good job!!!!

Its also a plane waiting to take flight

[Fluid]

Adding 12-18 ounces of lead at the CG will keep the model on the water and make it less prone to take off. Sometimes you go faster by adding weight.



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[scoota]

Thanks guys might try adding some weight i found my self backing off a lot cause it was unstable at that speed !! as for the batteries im running flight powers EVO25 V-Powers 4900mah & Intellect 5000mah lipos witch i warm before running ....

[Fruity]

Scoota,
I see your in Australia, me also, I have just ordered a SV 27, and a couple of 2 S lipo's for it, do you charge your packs as one, ie, balance all 4 cells?
I am looking at chargers and are just a bit unsure of how to wire the balance lead.