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Two successful maidens today!
Iwas able to maiden the E-Streak today. Never been so pleased, and disappointed at the same time The flight went beautifully, with almost no trim needed. The aircraft performed exceptionally well, and the landing was a non event. However, the speed was a real let down. It is not slow, but it is also nowhere near as fast as I expected.
A thought to anyone setting up the radio, you might consider setting the plane up with flaperons. Mine really liked a few degrees of flap for landing.
And build the tail light, Tom and I both had to add weight to the nose to get them to balance.
Good news everyone! Even if you are a ham fisted builder, you will probably have no problem matching the original recommended weight for the E-Streak!
I got mine weighed, and even with all the changes I made without regards to weight, I am only 1 oz over the recommended max weight of 42 ounces. The list of changes is as such: fuselage sides 1/8 instead of 3/32, bottom sheeting 3/32 instead of 1/16, fully sheeted and fiber glassed wing, 1/8 lite ply wing tip plates, twin aileron servos instead of just one, 1/4 ply rear wing hold down plate with two 10-32 wing bolts, solid horizontal stabilizer with carbon spar, solid elevator, tri stock bracing under horizontal stab, 4cell power system with 80 amp esc.
Doing some math, power draw is 56 amps with an output of 828 watts. That equals 308 watts/pound! 120-180 watts/pound is recommended for serious aerobatics and 3D, so YEE-HAA!!