I don't think I kept any specs, it was kinduva one off. The airfoil was made by folding the material over a smaller piece to add thickness in the middle of the sandwich... it was a bit better than a flat airfoil.
It never flew in light winds. Only in conditions where you could have flown almost anything. It was more an experiment in getting the relative size of the canards and wings, as well as the CoG right.
It didn't take long to build at all, a couple hours + time for the glue to dry.
The foam comes in sheets 3mm thick, easy to find in the local equivalent of Home Depot. I don't remember which servo I used, but weight wasn't critical no need to go super expensive. The balance point was determined using the standard equations I found via Google, and the glider was as long as I could make it and still fit inside one of the sheets...
It flew on the first try (what you see on the video) which means those equations are pretty damn good!
what a lovely flying site
cod4madass 2 years ago
so does it have a flat airfloil? what is the lightest windspeed it can fly in?
Freddythethird 2 years ago
I don't think I kept any specs, it was kinduva one off. The airfoil was made by folding the material over a smaller piece to add thickness in the middle of the sandwich... it was a bit better than a flat airfoil.
It never flew in light winds. Only in conditions where you could have flown almost anything. It was more an experiment in getting the relative size of the canards and wings, as well as the CoG right.
It didn't take long to build at all, a couple hours + time for the glue to dry.
Syvwlch 2 years ago
how do u cut the foam how did u design it what kind of light servo did u use. how did u balance the weight of the glider. how long is the glider??
evildeath3ever 4 years ago
The foam comes in sheets 3mm thick, easy to find in the local equivalent of Home Depot. I don't remember which servo I used, but weight wasn't critical no need to go super expensive. The balance point was determined using the standard equations I found via Google, and the glider was as long as I could make it and still fit inside one of the sheets...
It flew on the first try (what you see on the video) which means those equations are pretty damn good!
Syvwlch 4 years ago
nice vid and plane
monboy10 4 years ago
you should make some plans!!!
and put them on the internets, that looks like a really fun plane!
Fishsandals 4 years ago
I think I still have the dimensions in the spreadsheet I made to design it... I could put that somewhere for download.
Syvwlch 4 years ago
thx very much! very nice plane!
ricejuh 5 years ago
whats the name of that song?
ricejuh 5 years ago
"Go, Go, Cactus Man" by Yoko Kano and the Seatbelts. It's one of the CDs of soundtrack from the Cowboy Bebop anime series.
Syvwlch 5 years ago
nice
ricejuh 5 years ago