Electric power for DMECO Livewire Kitten

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High Plains Thumper - 26 Feb 2006 07:17 GMT

I've got a DeBolt Model Engineering Company (DMECO) 34" span Livewire
Kitten. A design from the early '50s, originally it was single channel for
.049 nitro. (It was a novelty for the time, using a tube (valve) regen
receiver using several 22.5 volt photo flash batteries for R/F, AA pen
cells for valve filaments and rubber-band powered escapement for rudder
activation.)

I figured it would be a natural for electric since it was originally
designed for a nowadays considered heavy flight system. I will be using a
NIMH flight pack.

Would the Great Planes® ElectriFly’s™ RimFire™ 22M-1000 brushless motor be
a good motor to power it with? I'm planning to go 3-channel. Also I want
to go at least one up on the recommended 8-Amp brushless ESC.

Is this a proper way to go, or should I consider another power pack to go
with?

TIA.

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HPT

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The Natural Philosopher - 26 Feb 2006 12:03 GMT

> I've got a DeBolt Model Engineering Company (DMECO) 34" span Livewire
> Kitten. A design from the early '50s, originally it was single channel for
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> TIA.

most 049s are replaceable by speed 400 (about 80W in, 50W out) type
power trains.

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Lyman Slack - 26 Feb 2006 12:21 GMT

Already been done --
http://www.carstens-publications.com/plans_directory.php Bob Aberle had the
E-version published in Flying Models Magazine some years ago. I'm sure you
could update the powerplant to modern technology.

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> I've got a DeBolt Model Engineering Company (DMECO) 34" span Livewire
> Kitten. A design from the early '50s, originally it was single channel
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> TIA.

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Lyman Slack - 26 Feb 2006 19:45 GMT

Hey Thumper -- I sent you some additional detailed info back channel, but
your E-mail address is a phony. Sorry.
Lyman

> Already been done --
> http://www.carstens-publications.com/plans_directory.php Bob Aberle had
> the E-version published in Flying Models Magazine some years ago. I'm sure
> you could update the powerplant to modern technology.

>> I've got a DeBolt Model Engineering Company (DMECO) 34" span Livewire
>> Kitten. A design from the early '50s, originally it was single channel
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>>
>> TIA.

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High Plains Thumper - 28 Feb 2006 03:26 GMT

I sent you a private E-mail. - HPT

"Lyman Slack" wrote:

> Hey Thumper -- I sent you some additional detailed info
> back channel, but your E-mail address is a phony. Sorry.
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>>> Would the Great Planes® ElectriFly’s™ RimFire™ 22M-1000
>>> brushless motor be a good motor to power it with?

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Electric power for DMECO Livewire Kitten