Eflite UMX P-47 Thunderbolt 3S Flight - 3S Babbelbatt (Part I)

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This is my first 3S Flight of my UMX P-47 Thunderbolt using the Hyperion 3S 180 mAh Babbelbatt. RCGroups.com Blog Write-Up with Photos: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2658044 My fellow RC Pilot "Captain Muscles" lent me one of his Hyperion 3S 180mAh Babbelbatts to test on my UMX P-47 to get a taste of 3S power on a UMX plane. With my UMX P-47 already outfitted with an Eflite 3000Kv Brushless Outrunner and a GWS 5043 Prop, I already knew that this plane would be a speed demon. Prior to flight, I had throttled the battery at about 30-35% for about 15 seconds to eliminate the chance of OCP (Over Current Protection) from kicking in with the ESC and causing the plane's motor to shut down mid-flight and potentially causing a crash. Upon take-off, flight controls and throttle appeared to remain similar to my original setup with the Eflite 3000Kv Motor / GWS 5043 Prop on 2S. However at 75-100% throttle, the plane changed its personality dramatically and the speed increase was very noticeable.. and impressive! Along with the speed, control surfaces also became more responsive with sharp maneuverability. I apologize in advance for the farther out shots of the video footage, but this plane now eats a lot of sky very quickly. A completely different animal altogether on 3S! If there is any drawback to this power, it is the reduced flight time, as I was only able to achieve 3 minutes of effective and safe flight time to prevent damage to the 3S Babbelbatt.. an issue that can be solved with the larger Hyperion 3S 240 mAh Babbelbatt. Modifications to enlarge the current battery bay or performing a battery hatch mod will be required in order to use this larger Babbelbatt. Stay tuned, as I have 3 of these larger Babbelbatts on order! Link to RCBabbel's Babbelbatt Store: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=54990 MODIFICATIONS / UPGRADES Motor: Eflite 3000Kv 180 Brushless Outrunner Prop Adapter: Small Parts CNC UMX Prop Adapter (Long) Prop: GWS 5043 Prop Transmitter: Spektrum DX6 Battery: Eflite 3S 180 mAh Babbelbatt Timer: 3 Minutes Lipo Final Voltage: 11.16 Volts out of 12.60 Volts Camera: iPhone 6 at 1080P / 60 FPS Headmount: http://www.amazon.com/Mount-Smartphone-Regardless-Compatible-Waterproof/dp/B00LWAY2NI?ie=UTF8&psc;=1&redirect;=true&ref;_=od_aui_detailpages00 Thanks for watching and if you haven't already please click the Thumbs Up and Subscribe!