As I suspected on the first flight, the Radjet with its made-over nose is now significantly faster, especially noticeable this afternoon when the weather was a little warmer than its test flight.
The Radjet flew nice and stably, although its extra few yards of pace mean that I'm still not a hundred percent comfortable, finding it going through the turns or sweeping down quicker than expected. I would now call it properly quick.
I also managed a better launch, with a higher angle and enough throttle to get the Radjet up to speed quickly. Having said that, I had to trim the elevators down even more as the Radjet was still climbing in flight, which means that the next launch will be another test.
The only hiccup in an otherwise flawless flight was that the motor stopped abruptly. Thinking that likely the ESC had given up the ghost, I tried the motor after a while and the prop spun to life.
I think it's probably the thermal cut-out and that the sleeker Radjet needs more cooling slots...
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