Hi guys, last summer I was given a ME109 55" 40 size plane by my cousin that he picked up in a garage sale. I believe it was an old Tower Hobby kit as it had a Tower Hobby 40 size motor and their servos. Tried to find some info on it but never could. Mostly was trying to find the COG so I could set it up for the electric conversion and know where I should put the battery to be able to slide fore and aft with the unknowns I was facing. Anyway I pulled out the gas tank, motor and throttle servo and cable. I put in an EMAX GT2826/06, a 65amp opto ESC and a 3amp UBEC. I'm using a 4s 4000mah battery and here is the power figures on it. The plane weighs 78oz AUW. The thrust is 104oz giving me a 1:34 thrust to weight with a 14x7 prop. I just finished it up and it will be ready to maiden this spring. Here are some pics of what it looked like when I got it and some of the conversion along the way. Hope you like it. BTW if anyone knows anything about this original kit, drop me a message. Wish me luck on the maiden this spring.
Ron
Ron
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