Received my new SP140 this week, got it assembled and took a first flight yesterday. What a great machine. I chose the small 2.6Kw battery for weight reasons (I’m 70 now) and still able to foot launch, although I have a trike which I mainly use it to drive down the road to my LZ. First flight using 80% of the battery (90-10) netted me 27 minutes so I’m also pleased with the duration.
What wing are you flying to get that much time on the half size battery?
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I’m about 170lbs, fly a 23M Macpara Colorado. Don’t forget the new half size battery has a capacity of 2.6KWh and uses 24 pouch cells over the older half battery of 2.2KWh with18650 cells.
That looks like an awesome set up! Congratulations!
Can you share any information on the trike please?
Thank you
Interesting, what controller is that, does not look like it comed from APD. Is it the new sine-wave? I would love to hear the sound of the motor without the blades.
This is the new controller, I believe the new controller is a Sine FOC type. I’ll try to get a quick video.
I designed and built the trike myself, it weighs 15 lbs. Here is my build; Tiny Trike 2.0 | Flickr
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Here is a video of the motor running. https://youtube.com/shorts/9lBUMh18xsk?feature=share
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Cool, thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I think it Sounds different but not sure. Would be awsome to hear from folks who tried both.
So how does this compare to the Nitro?
More thrust, much quieter, and only a few pou ds heavier with the half size battery. The weight cg is closer and higher on your back so it actually feels lighter.
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Hey Rick — Thanks for posting. Any chance you know how to order the V3? Maybe I’m overthinking it, but the website still lists the V2.5.
I believe Openppg is calling this newest version V2.5, not 3 as I stated, I was basing this on the new configuration controller app that shows as V3.
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The newest version that just came out is V2.5; the version before was V2.0.
Thanks,
Paul
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Just finished a cage extension for using with the trike, I reprinted cage connectors with sockets for attaching. I will test with the glider unpowered in a breeze to check for flexing before power flight. I’ve made similar extensions for other motors and this keeps lines out of the prop plus strengthens the cage a bit.
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One more modification, I was still a bit concerned that an off center launch could cause the cage to be pulled into the prop, and I had been considering another cage brace. This is what I finally added, it makes a huge difference in the reducing cage flex and is pretty simple. Again, I modded the 3d cage connector model for the strut to fit into it. I bolted an aluminum socket to the motor mounts and solid 10mm aluminum rods for the struts. I may change these to carbon fiber tubing.
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Nice update but it looks like the outer/rear is most likely to hit the blade under stress of cross load. Ive seen a freinds SkyTap/Angel cage bend under a good load and it looks way stronger than your rig.
Cheers
It’s all down to technique on these light cages. Yes a severe off side wing inflation can pull the cage sideways into the prop, it is important not to continue the launch when this happens. My goal was to prevent line contact with the prop on a normal launch as the clearance is only about an inch
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