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What’s Inside a Brushless Motor?
Lucien Miller of Scorpion Products conducts a tour inside a Scorpion brushless motor.
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How to Select a Suitable Electric Motor
For all those who have or we want to be in the world of electric airplanes, I am going to try to give some advice on how to choose the appropriate motor.
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Batteries and Battery Chargers
Let's look at batteries and chargers.
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DU-BRO Prop Balancer
Not everyone takes the time to balance props – it's one of those things that falls into the "Why Bother" category.
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Balancing Lipos
"Lithium Polymer batteries are volatile. Failure to read and follow the below instructions may result in fire, personal injury and damage to property if charged or used improperly."
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Foamflyer’s Single Ailerons
What's all this about single ailerons you ask? Let me explain:
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“BeeGee” EPP Foam Build
I've been flying a Lightflite RC Bug for about a month (BUG Review HERE) and I have been having so much fun with it I decided I'd try my hand at building a foamie using some of the Bug's construction techniques in the process.
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Understanding Brushless Motors
Lucien Miller of Scorpion Motors wrote an extensive Motor Tutorial that should help your next motor purchase.
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Pitch, Speed and Yaw Explained