Electric power for DMECO Livewire Kitten

Feb 26, 2006 4 Replies

I've got a DeBolt Model Engineering Company (DMECO) 34" span Livewire Kitten. A design from the early '50s, originally it was single channel for .049 nitro. (It was a novelty for the time, using a tube (valve) regen receiver using several 22.5 volt photo flash batteries for R/F, AA pen cells for valve filaments and rubber-band powered escapement for rudder activation.)



I figured it would be a natural for electric since it was originally designed for a nowadays considered heavy flight system. I will be using a NIMH flight pack.



Would the Great Planes® ElectriFly?s? RimFire? 22M-1000 brushless motor be a good motor to power it with? I'm planning to go 3-channel. Also I want to go at least one up on the recommended 8-Amp brushless ESC.



Is this a proper way to go, or should I consider another power pack to go with?



TIA.


most 049s are replaceable by speed 400 (about 80W in, 50W out) type power trains.

Already been done --

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Bob Aberle had the E-version published in Flying Models Magazine some years ago. I'm sure you could update the powerplant to modern technology.

Hey Thumper -- I sent you some additional detailed info back channel, but your E-mail address is a phony. Sorry. Lyman

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