Welcome To ERJets

Hi, my name is Ernest and welcome to my RC web page.

In my site, you will see pictures and set up of my turbine & EDF Jets, propeller planes and some of my electric conversion planes.

How I got involved into Ducted Fan (DF)

I have been flying for quite a while and always on the lookout for new ventures and projects that will stretch my knowledge.

I used to fly propeller and pusher powered jets, till one day I came across a hobby shop displaying their new Gas DF F-16 (by kyosho).

The first thing, which came into my mind was that “ Hey! Where is the propeller?” Well, coz back then Internet is not so popular and we normally got our information on RC stuff through magazines. I guess they are the first hobby shop, which was selling  GDF jet in Singapore at that time.

Anyway, I got myself that F-16 after a couple of months saving and crashed it during the maiden.

By the way, during that time not many flyers are into GDF, therefore was not an easy task to get information or advice on it so after some trial and error I finally managed to get it in the air.

To get some experience in this field and the technology, I got myself a small electric ducted fan B2 from GWS. It was powered by 2X 55mm fan with stock brush motors.

Oh yes, It flew but very slow.

I still can remember someone from the flying site came up to me after seeing my first EDF B2 and told me not to waste my time on EDF coz it will never perform well.

I have been increasingly interested in electric ducted fan and brushless technology

Which at one point they seem exotic, but now is pretty much like “Plug & Fly”. Prices are rapidly reducing with increasing diversity and expanding to meet the demands of the market.

I have not seen any EDF models in action here in Singapore until about year 2006, which I think it is a really good sign as this means that more and more flyers are heading into EDF. We must all thank the modern technology, especially those highly discharged lipos coming into the market nowadays.

In year 2007, I have successfully converted a 45” wingspan , 63” length  F-18 Hornet into electric with air retracts.  Due to its size, if I don’t switch on the power, you might think that it’s a turbine powered jet.

By the way, don’t ever underestimate the power of the "Duct" side.

What's next ?

Next for me shall be a twin 120mm EDF and a twin turbines Jet.

Finally, my dream has come ture. Currently, I am working on a twin 120mm size EDF A-10 which I have received from Chris on Nov 09 and hopefully to get it up by Jan 2010. So stay tuned...