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HET FA-18 Hornet EDF stats:

• Video of the maiden flight 1/19/2007
• HET 2W-20 brushless motor (specs)
• HET 6904 fan (was: Wemotec Mini Fan 480)
• Castle Creations Phoenix 60 ESC
• Electron 6 receiver (Ch1: R servo, Ch2: L servo, Ch3: ESC, Ch6: UBEC) [3/2007]
• OrangeRX DSM2 receiver, installed 12/2010, replaces Electron6
• Kool Flight UBEC
• Thunder Power 4S 1P 3300mAh lipo battery (Extreme series)
• Hitec HS-81MG (metal) servos
• 3.5mm bullet connectors (ESC–motor)
• 3M exterior mounting tape (double-sided) for servo mounts
• Bolt size for taileron axle collar: M3-0.5 20 (20mm long), from OSH
• Blue loctite (removable type) for screws
• 30 minute epoxy for wings, tailerons, vert stabs, tail cone.
• "Formula 560" canopy glue by Pacer for canopy and nose cone
• 9" wide plastic folder for thrust tube, OfficeDepot (tapered to 60mm diam exhaust)
• Deans "Wet Noodle" 12-gauge wires for wiring harness
• Hangar 9 Ultracote "Midnight Blue" covering ("Oracover Dunkelblau" printed on back)
• BB lost model alarm (from eBay), added 12/2010
• 4mm diam. carbon fiber tube wing spars, right wing repair (5 min epoxy) 12/2010. Crash happened sometime between late-May and mid-June 2007 (from looking at my rcgroups postings).
• 40.2 oz AUW (3/2007)
• 44,000 RPM
• 720W continuous (50A), 1/2007 maiden preflight
• 826W peak (with HET 6904 fan)
• Radar clocked at 109 mph 2/16/2007 (video)

XE2 stats:

• Combat Wings 4-spar kit
• JustGoFly 400DF brushless motor (400DF specs)
• APC 5.25 x 4.75 prop
• JustGoFly M5 aluminum slim-style collet
• JustGoFly pusher motor mount, aluminum
• 3.5mm bullet connectors (ESC–motor)
• Castle Creations Phoenix 25 ESC
• Thunder Power 3S 2200mAh 25C lipo battery
• Hitec Electron 6 dual-conversion receiver
• Hitec HS-311 standard-sized servos (to help add weight to nose)
• 3M bidirectional strapping tape ("Extreme" type)
• Solite covering on the bottom.
• Trick RC colored tape on the top.
• Trick R/C Tape Hinge on top of ailerons (3M Gift Tape on bottom of ailerons)
• Great Planes segmented lead weights
• 3M 77 spray glue
• Gorilla glue and low-temp hot melt glue for joining wing cores.
• Radar clocked at 74 mph

PicooZ (aka PiccoZ) indoor helicopter:

• Twist tail boom clockwise for more forward flight (when viewed from the rear).
• After flight, let battery cool for 10-15 minutes before recharging.
• Never over discharge lipo battery.