P51 Dart Electronics
I’ll give you a short introduction into the electronics part list that I plan to use for my P51 Dart. Read more below…
First here is the suggested parts list for more or less the whole Dart plane family:
1400KV motor -> e.g TURNIGY 2204-14T 19g Outrunner
2cell LiPo battery -> e.g Turnigy 800mAh 2S 20C Lipo
2pieces of 5g or 9g servos -> e.g HXT900 9g Micro Servo
10A ESC -> e.g. TURNIGY Plush 10amp 9gram Speed Controller
8×4 propeller -> e.g GWS EP Propeller (RD-8043 203x109mm)
On several forum posts and Youtube videos the TURNIGY 2204-14T 19g Outrunner motor is recommended for Dart airplanes. It is a perfect match for the 8043 slowflyer proleller on a 2cell LiPo.
For the upper mentioned motor a 10A ESC is recommended. So I decided to go light and use HobbyKing’s 9g Plush ESC.
From an old heli I still had some 2s 800mAh LiPo lying around. So I’ll try to use them for the P51 Dart. Their 10C discharge rating is a bit on the low side. So let’s see what happens. If you buy new LiPos I would recommend to use 20C discharge LiPos.
Finally for the servos I had some 5g as well as some 9g servos lying around. I guess I’ll try the 5g first. They should be good enough for the small P51 plane.
The TURNIGY Plush 10amp 9gram Speed Controller comes as in the image or you have to add the bullet male connectors ?
This speed controller comes without any connectors. You have to add your own battery connector as well as your own motor connectors.
I have added a small JST battery connector and three 3.5mm bullets for the motor.