Just got my Spitfire today. I was thinking of taking off the prop andtossing it for a few short glides to get the feel of it. How do thesethings glide?Larry

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:46:49 -0700, "Larry G." wrote in:I don't think gliding is going to give you the skillsyou need.And tossing it hard enough to reach a good gliding speedmay get you set up for a stall and crash--or a throwdirectly into the ground, which sometimes happens.If you're ready to fly, go fly the plane the wayit was designed to fly. Marty

Are the cells manufactured here Red?

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WadesRC 19 years ago

Hey Guys,

I have heard about these Air-Thunder packs a few months back and wa curious if they live up to their claim. I am a data geek and decided i might be interesting to start logging some flight data because lab dat is just that, besides, I doubt lab testing has ever treated Lipo's t the wonderful ways us modelers can torture a battery. :p I'm shooting to log 100 flights on this pack but between working OT an crappy weather this may take a while. :censored:

The data is posted in standard excel format so just look for a fil called Airthunder--.xls. Be advised the last two numbers change ever time I update the file.

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Frankly, I have been reasonably impressed with the performance of th Air-Thunder pack I purchased. The best part is I can fly this pac until it "Dies in the Sky" and I don't have to end my flight with th recommended 20% of unused and wasted capacity remaining in the pack The pack does have its quirks, especially if you discharge the pack to low. There have been occasions when I had to briefly charge the pack i the Ni-Cad mode :eek: long enough to get the pack above 3V per cel before switching over to the Lipo Charge mode.

That about it for my 2-cents on the subject.

Wad

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Red Scholefield 19 years ago

Oh, You have some experience with EVO packs? :-0 They were/are Enerland - an honest battery (at that time), but the UK distributor (Julian) took a few liberties in promoting them.

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Jim 19 years ago

Yeah, I remember the initial hype about the EVO's. It was rediculous. The UK distributor was totally discredited but people still sell and buy the packs and they are still hyped.

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Ed Forsythe 18 years ago

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Red Scholefield 18 years ago

My guess is the cells are manufactured in Korea, they are probably assembled into packs in Australia by Worley Parsons.

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mike 18 years ago

Hi wade

Keep us updated if you can Thanks for the info

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