Guillows Skyraider Foam Glider RC conversion (maiden)

[thomas242007]

what i would like to see is how to add a spy cam to that that you could watch on the computer

or somthing like that

[trybicki100]

Made one and it worked

[catamaranman333]

Also less throw on your elevator might help if your radio doesn't have dual-rates (move the control rod in a hole or two on the servo end or out on the elevator end). Watch the launch at 7:30 to get a good look at what I'm talking about in the previous post.

[catamaranman333]

It might be an old topic but I think you might be right about needing more power but the answer really could be where the thrust is going. I agree with wanting a pusher but the thrust line of the motor is so far above the wing that when you hold the throttle wide open (which you need to when you are underpowered) the thrust is acting on the top of the motor mount and making the nose pitch down. You counter this with a bunch of up elevator and the plane stalls. Try angling the motor up a bit.

[PCextras]

I have to say that you did a great job, I know what a pain it is to make these types of planes

[yamaha4759]

the way i see your problem is lack of power, get a better prop, not a helicopter prop.. that way you get more power , also your plane looks like its front heavy... pusher plane's angle of thrust should be pushing upward not parallel to the horizontal of the plane... but your set up is good..

[BBaty50]

You sound like Ray Romano

[bretspot]

Try to fly it in less wind also :)

[Theodoric33]

Looks like the fellow that commented on the ailerons is correct. The plane seems to be loosing critical lift when banking.

[ricglos]

the real problem with this type of modelplane is the guessing of the thrust line. If it is above the cg , it will always push the nose down, therefore the motor should be at a negative angle especially if it is in front of the cg(center of gravity) Get your aerodynamics and flying technique down and tou will have a GOOD flying model, oh yes this only applies to pushers,ok good luck!

[Lia18ishes]

I AM WILLING TO PAY UP TO $100 IF ANYONE WILL BUILD ME A PLANE JUST LIKE THIS AND SHIP IT TO ME.

ANYONE INTERESTED?

[nixonpunk222]

@Lia18ishes Just buy a wild hawk of the internet there great to learn to fly with and you get everything you need to start out

[CYCO274]

waste of time on that pos lol

[dstone1]

I did the same thing to a larger glider using a bunch of parts from other misc crashed planes. The one thing that made me not go insane was using a hot solder iron to cut the foam insted of a blade! Sooooo much easier and no mess. Cuts like a hot knife through butter and strengthens the edges.

[Rick1885]

I need to know I want to fix mine.

[Rick1885]

Did you get the servos and receivers from a hobby shop?

[CzEcHmySmOkE]

very nice. add a couple grams to the nose and it perfect

[gizmoguyar]

What would look nice on that plane is a little ducted fan under each wing.

[trooperx666]

a slipknot fan i see :)

[MrRcfever]

you need to make it go faster

[XYZAerial]

You need more wing surface, more power and better prop. I successfully converted a 22inch $1 glider. The trick is to keep you weight at minimum and add more wing surface. Mine flies like a jet. I use a 140 2 cell with a Turnigy 4500 kv outrunner. prop: GWS 4025. Total weight is around 100 grams with 80 grams of thrust. I only use ailerons/elevator. Total cost of conversion: $39.55 but the satisfaction is priceless. Flight time is about 4 minutes. Add 1 inch of wing and cut the ailerons there.

[PHeMoX]

The ailerons do not need to have more surface, but it would probably fly better when the ailerons extend further to the wing tips or start and end closer to the tips for sure.

Also, you're making it harder on yourself by trying to make a small airplane. Bigger airplanes are easier to fly and as long as you stick to some of the basic rules in designing airplanes, it should really be easier to build as well.

Either way, there will always be trial and error and as such this is a great attempt!

[DIRDREDD]

Why Don't You Put A Real Pusher Prop On It. You Are Using A Heli Rudder Prop. Its Just Not Enough Push For That Plane Buddy

[optimist4212]

LONGER WINGS!!!! JUST ADD A BIT OF FOAM ON THE ENDS :)

[mmerry2]

Nice video. I've thought about trying a conversion like this.

I agree with GuitarMan9600. Your plane keeps peaking then stalling, because it is tail heavy. I had that problem myself on a glider. Try moving your center of gravity forward, perhaps by moving your battery forward, or for a quick way to test the theory, tape a heavy washer or two to the front of the plane. Test if for it's CG. A good rule of thumb is the CG should be about 1/3 way back from the leading edge of the wing.

[multicolor0]

If you wanted to make a quick fix, i would just rip off the aileron setup/servo and tape the ailerons back on the wings. It would be much lighter and still turn fine

[doctordev97]

try converting an air hogs titan foam glider. they work good acording to all the vids on here. i'm going to convert an air hogs titan into an rc

[Jejh4lom]

Whenever you fly rise the angle of the nose to or about 45 to 20 degrees to matain flight and get higher off th ground and if you have a solid pice of ground like a 12 ft of a 2 by 4 then get some landing gear and u might be able to launch from the ground

[nkriebel99]

can you make me one how much

[Coaljet]

I have another theory after watching it again. Your ailerons might be too close to the wing root. When the airplane banks, the down-wing loses critical lift because the aileron on that side acts as a spoiler. So, the wing loses lift, and the plane both banks AND descends.  If the ailerons were further out, the wing would retain more lift and she might just stay airborne better. Just a thought. Great flying all the same.

[sNstRflyEr]

@Coaljet I agree, lesson learned. Also i have damaged batteries in the video really testing my flying, new batteries on the way. thanks for the advice.

[Coaljet]

Seems to me like it wants to fly fast, but it doesn't have the power to maintain a fast speed. You could try either shedding some weight and putting on a more powerful engine for speed, or you could try larger wings - which would make it less agile, but better able to stay aloft.

[GuitarMan9600]

You need to moove your CG closer to the nose. It would get more speed and be easyer to fly.

[iamsam87v]

lol

[QUICKINVESTMENT]

Needs more power. :)

I would go ailerons and elevator. saving some weight there to minus a servo.

I do conversions on the large foam gliders. My first one is in my videos. I got some redesigns if you want to see for ideas let me know.

Your plane looks to fly very good for the first one.

[Blikess]

Why you make a rudder?

[sNstRflyEr]

@Blikess Rudders make a plane turn. J