Avro_500

Kraken tech gives me a headache......... My [snip] poor bearing is so bad its acting as a clutch! Cant spin the motor fast enough to move anything. I give up.

I don't mind switching to be honest but I thought I'd have a look at your stuff. The issue with this type of solution is the part count and mass. The bearing is directly attached to the motor on the right but it it still rotates as if was on a clutch (its starts to rotate on its own). The control surfaces act as a brake on the rcs wheel and are controlled by action groups 1 and 2 (1 being only slightly touching and 2 locked). My kraken tech is awful though and the whole thing explodes at any speed but I think the idea is sound. Ill work on it a bit more before Ill post it on kerbalx. latest

Hello all, Made a simple 3 speed electric plane and thought you guys might be interested.  To change speed. Ive set action groups to the two reaction wheels that power the 2 blade prop. From the plane switch to the prop using either [ or ]. Now press either 1 or 2 to slow the motor. Press both 1 and 2 to set the motor to idle for landing. Switch back to the plane with [ or ]. It does takes a few times to get used to but soon becomes second nature. https://kerbalx.com/Avro_500/AV-3-Speed-Electric-Plane if anyone wants to try it out. Cheers.

Hello all, Made a simple 3 speed electric plane and thought you guys might be interested. To change speed. Ive set action groups to the two reaction wheels that power the 2 blade prop. From the plane switch to the prop using either [ or ]. Now press either 1 or 2 to slow the motor. Press both 1 and 2 to set the motor to idle for landing. Switch back to the plane with [ or ]. It does takes a few times to get used to but soon becomes second nature. https://kerbalx.com/Avro_500/AV-3-Speed-Electric-Plane if anyone wants to try it out. Cheers.