Push-E (oz10164)
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Push-E. Free flight indoor model for electric power with KP00 motor.
Scan from DBHL, cleanup by theshadow.
ref DBHL-7443.
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Update 24/1/2024: Added article text, thanks to DavidStill.
Quote: "Push-E. An indoor electric model for the KP-00 motor. By Jack Reid.
Knight and Pridham recently introduced the KP-00 motor to their already impressive line of motors and other modelling goodies. If we thought that the KP-01 was a small motor/gear unit, the KP-00 was a real surprise. It is an incredibly small, yet powerful, unit. The KP-00 is available in two forms, as a tiny motor/gear unit, and as a simple direct drive motor. Each comes complete with a novel adjustable pitch propeller.
The motor/gear version can power some fairly large models, both indoor and outdoor. One of my club mates put one of these geared units on a truly huge (40 in span, 6 in chord) mylar covered 35 gram indoor model, powered by two 50 mAh nicad cells. Looking like a Pennyplane on steroids it floats along in majestic serenity, at less than walking speed.
The model described here, however, is at the other end of the scale. PUSH-E is powered by just one 50 mAh nicad, and uses the tiny 3.6 gram KP-00 motor in direct drive form. Ready to fly, the model weighs around 12 grams. Several of our club members have built their own versions of the layout, and to watch these models buzzing around the sports hall where we fly has provided much enjoyment for, and prompted much interest from, those who have seen them.
There is a lot of hardware to be carried, in the form of motor, prop, battery, switch and wiring, and as with all electric powered models, and especially indoor ones, weight-watching becomes paramount. For PUSH- E this irreducible mass totals some 9 grams or so, and considering that the motor, on one cell, can only fly a model of this size which weighs no more than about 13 grams, there is not a lot left for airframe.
Very careful attention to the selection of materials is most important, and I will dwell more on that aspect than on stick-by-stick building instruction..."
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Push-E
by J Reid
from Aeromodeller
June 1999
13in span
F/F
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Submitted: 07/06/2018
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Hi Mary, Here's something I did just for fun, the Push-E [see main pic, 003]. I used a capacitor and motor instead of the KP00 and battery as shown on the plan. Still the best site on the web, keep up the great work. Cheers,Pete Startup - 04/02/2022
Dear Mary & Steve, Our friend is right! The Push-E is a great flyer on a repurposed capacitor-electric toy power system. I recently made one (9g AUW) for indoor flying where a 3 second charge is the max. A great flyer [pic 004].
Adrian Culf - 04/02/2022
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