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Carl Goldberg Mirage 550
This Carl Goldberg Electra was my first foray into electric-powered RC flight aside from a powered glider (Great Planes Spectra). It used a direct-drive .05 electric motor with an 8-cell, 1200 mAh NiCad battery pack. The beast was heavy and flew very fast - too fast in my opinion to really call it a trainer. It handled well, but was certainly not the "floater" that I thought it would be. I planned to use it for giving Philip some stick time on something other than a glider, but instead I flew it a few times and sold it to a guy at work.| Mirage 550 | |
| Kit Number: | 42 |
| Wingspan: | 54" |
| Wing Area: | 464 Sq." |
| Flying Weight: | 45- 50 oz. |
| Fuse Length: | 39" |
| Radio: | 2 to 3-Channel |
| Power: | .05 Electric |
| Incidence (In Degrees) | |
| Wing: | 0 |
| Tail: | .5 |
| Engine: | Right 2.5 |
| Down 3.5 | |
| Throws | |
| Aileron: | None |
| Elevator: | 1/2" |
| Rudder: | 1/2" |
| Center of Gravity Balance Point on fuse, measured back from wing leading edge | |
| 2-7/8" to 3-3/8" | |
Webmaster: Kirt Blattenberger, BSEE, UVM 1989