Re: Electric for large Planes

Contact Vision Hobbies in Phoenix. They fly a big stearman on the Storm
6374 
motor with great success.  They may even have some videos of it on their 
website at www.visionhobbies.com


"Glenn Jacobs" <jakeinhartsel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>I plan to start a 1/4 scale Stearman (Boeing Kadet) this Fall or Winter.
I
> intend to model the plane flown by Johnny Vasey in the 1949 National
> Acrobatic Champion****ps. I will use the Barron plans for the basic
plane.
>
> My question is the practicality of using electric power for this
airplane. 
> To
> make it even more complicated as I live at 9,750 feet (2972 meters)
which
> requires significantly more power.
>
> Is there a conversion formula for Electric Versus Gas? How about
relative
> expense? Certainly not having to clean up the plane after flights is a 
> plus,
> but a negative is the time to recharge batteries.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> JakeInHartsel