XF-18 Comes to Life

Well it has been awhile since my last post. I decided to up the ante on the XF-18 since my maiden flight in December. I flew it for a while just using a BlueLipo 4S 30C 2200 mah battery. It flew nicely but didn't feel or sound like a jet.

On a whim I connected two BlueLipo 3S 30C 2200 mah batteries in series kicking the voltage up to 22.2 volts. It now rockets through the air even while using the throttle sparingly. I'm keeping high speed passes short since I'm still using the 60 amp Exceeds esc. It pulls close to 70 amps at WOT. It shows 1300 watts on my Turnigy watt meter.

I have now bumped the batteries up to two SkyLipo 3S 40C 2200 mah batteries in series. Only getting about 3 1/2 minutes of flight time but loving every minute of it. It is capable of unlimited straight verticle launches. Have run it up to over 990 feet according to my range finder. Can't get a lock on it higher than that.

I'm sure there is more in it but as posted earlier there is only a single 3mm carbon fiber ribbon limiting wing flex.