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our products - JOULEBOX MK-III E-36 Competition and Sport Model

JOULEBOX MK III
E-36 Competition and Sport Model




Build a winner right out of the box and step into E-36 competition in the easiest possible way!

The JOULEBOX MK III is the only E-36 turnkey kit on the market and allows for quick building and clear and simple setup for electric powered high performance free flight competition. The JOULEBOX MK III is available in four kit configurations to give you the most options to enjoy this design:

The basic JOULEBOX design proved itself in competition even before being kitted as the JOULEBOX 190.   The JOULEBOX was designed and flown by John Oldenkamp, one of the founders of the E-36 class of free flight competition.  We took the design and refined it even more for light weight, fast construction and even better flight performance and dubbed the production model the JOULEBOX 190. Now with our latest changes, we have dropped the reference to 190 and refer to our latest version simply as the JOULEBOX MK III.




The venerable JOULEBOX just got even better!

The JOULEBOX 190 MK II has been superseded by the JOULEBOX MK III. Building on improvements already made in the MK II, this version has been refined for additional weight reduction and installation provisions for the Cobra 2203/28 brushless E36/F1S motor.

The JOULEBOX MK III is offered as a Short Kit, a Standard Kit and two Deluxe Kit options.

Deluxe Kit Option A comes with Starlink-Flitetech's electronic timer.
Deluxe Kit Option B comes with Texas Timers eMax electronic timer.

Both timers come with the optional RDT pigtail for use with your RDT system.

Both Deluxe Kit options come with all the other necessary drivetrain components (with the exception of the LiPo battery which the builder must supply). This includes a Cobra 2203/28 brushless motor, a set of 7.5 X 4 Graupner folding prop blades with a Texas Timers prop hub, a 12 Amp ESC, a micro servo for DT operation, an electrical connector set with 2MM bullet pin connectors for the ESC to motor connections and a Deans Micro single pin connector set for ESC to LiPo connection.

Deluxe Kits   (now with 2 electronic timer options):

-       High quality laser cut balsa and plywood parts-have been fit checked and flight proven prior to kit release

-       High quality balsa strip stock for wing spar caps, turbulator spars for wing and horizontal stabilizer

-       Air Shark P90 grade carbon tube tail boom pre-cut to length

-       CAD drawings for construction

-       Construction manual

-       Complete hardware package for everything noted on the kit drawing, including the dethermalizer system

-       all drivetrain components (with the exception of the LiPo battery which the builder must supply)

      -       Cobra 2203/28 brushless motor

      -       7.5 X 4 Graupner folding prop blades with a Texas Timers prop hub

      -       12 Amp ESC

      -       micro servo for DT operation

      -       electrical connector set with 2MM bullet pin connectors for the ESC to motor connections

      -       Deans Micro single pin connector set for ESC to LiPo connection

Deluxe Kit - order Option A   ($248)  - with Starlink-Flitetech's electronic timer

-       Starlink-Flitetech electronic timer for E-36 with RDT pigtail - model E36RDT

Deluxe Kit - order Option B   ($260)  - Texas Timers eMax electronic timer

-   Texas Timers Emax Timer H pin with RDT pigtail without AR


Standard Kit   ($110)

- Everything except the items noted in the deluxe kit ordering options A or B are included in the standard kit.
You provide these items to complete the model for flight.

Short Kit   ($83)

- This includes the laser cut parts, CAD drawings and construction manual.
You supply the rest of the components to complete the model for flight.

Design Features of the JOULEBOX MK III:

-  Wing construction includes built-in washout method to provide this important characteristic as you construct the wing.

-  8.8% Neemeyer flat bottom airfoil section is utilized for wing and stabilizer.

- Custom designed spherical motor mount assembly makes thrust adjustments easy for power trim settings; something not seen on any other E-36 design to date.

-  Lightweight construction method that features interlocking features throughout.

-  The JOULEBOX as designed and flown by John Oldenkamp, one of the founders of the E-36 class of free flight competition, proved itself in competition even before being kitted as the JOULEBOX 190; We took the design and refined it even more for light weight, fast construction and even better flight performance. Build a winner right out of the box and step into E-36 competition in the easiest possible way.


Specifications:
 
Wingspan: 36 inches projected
Wing Area: 204 square inches
Nominal length: 31-5/8 inches
Nominal airframe weight uncovered: 58 grams
Nominal weight: 150 grams
 

JOUELBOX MK III - Construction Manual   (249 KB PDF file)
A printed copy of this Construction Manual is also included with each kit .  

JOULEBOX 190 - Construction Detail   (~ 8 MB PDF file)
This Construction Detail file is available online only.
It is suitable for viewing online, or if you like, it can be printed out

JOULEBOX 190 MK II - Part 2 of Construction Detail   (~ 4 MB PDF file)
This covers the design features of the MK III.
This Construction Detail file is available online only.
It is suitable for viewing online, or if you like, it can be printed out

Sample of JOULEBOX 190 CAD drawn plans  

The JOULEBOX has evolved from the original 190 to the 190 MK II and now to the latest JOULEBOX MK III.
Due to design commonality of the various previous versions of the JOULEBOX,
only the construction manual for the MK III has been updated.
The others are still applicable and should serve the builder to aid in the construction of the latest MK III.


shipping notes

  $248 - JOULEBOX MK III Deluxe Kit - order option A
                                   includes drive train components with Starlink-Flitetech's electronic timer.

  $260 - JOULEBOX MK III Deluxe Kit - order option B
                                 includes drive train components with Texas Timers eMax electronic timer

  $110 - JOULEBOX MK III Standard Kit

  $83 - JOULEBOX MK III Short Kit
                                includes just the laser cut parts, CAD drawing and printed Construction
                                Manual. You provide the strip stock, carbon tube and everything
                                else needed to complete the model.


  • Domestic Shipping and Handling charges are based on the costs of shipping our full our partial kits from our west coast facility to the far east coast of the United States. Currently a single full or short kit ships for $14.20, 2 ship for $19.05 and 3 for $22.05.

  • If the actual Shipping and Handling costs to your location are less than what was collected during the PayPal checkout process by $2 or more, a refund will be issued to you PayPal account for the excess shipping costs.

  • Please email us  for an estimate of shipping and handling charges for quantities of kits in excess of 3.

  • sales tax for California residents is 9.25%

  • Please email us to inquire about international shipping and handling charges



Pictures showing the differences between the MK III and MK II designs:

The MK III fuselage has a bit less structure as can be seen in the pictures below.
This makes it a bit easier to hit the target weight.
The MK III is the one with the black and green Cobra 2203/28 brushless E36/F1S motor.


JOULEBOX 190 MK II pics:


Pictures showing the differences between the original and MK II designs:

The MK II has a black fin and shorter pylon


Pictures showing the components for the power train options:


Pictures from the 2016 NATS:


original JOULEBOX 190 pics:

 
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This page last updated July 17, 2021