twguns
Senior Heliman
Location: Indianapolis, IN
| The B40 or C40 in the 8L configuration, is the one to have for the VE.
Of late, many of the dealers (I suspect because of not being able to get the 8L easily) are pushing any wind motor (9,10 12, etc.) that they can get to make a sale. While these other winds will work, the optimum has proven to be the aforementioned two motors.
The big difference in the two are the C40 has a heat sink built in and bolts onto the stock motormount directly, while the B40 is slightly lighter, requires a slip-on heatsink (available from Hacker) and requires a slight modification to the stock motor mount or an aftermarket mount that is usually a machined aluminum piece.
The alternative motor seems to be the AstroFlight 020 that they package especially for the VE with ESC and all for about $200.
I haven't tried one of these (I fly the B40-8L, and have for over 2 years now) but it reportedly will bolt right up and comes with an integral heatsink like the C40. It is also quite light.
bigTim |
THANKS
