RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE drone experiment two RC plane

We built a drone for SKYEYE. This was our SECOND experimental flight attempt with it. We increased the tow alpha angle. This did not help with stability. We will have to rethink our drone design.




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RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE drone experiment one RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE building with Dow Fan Fold RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE closed road flight RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE foot bridge RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE design discussion RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE semi and closed road RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE flying at marsh RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE dashed onto trees RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE third flight success RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE second flight RC plane
RCDOX 2011 SKYEYE first flight RC plane

What was the plane built with:
Two: 8 by 3.8 APC props on pusher prop Grayson Hobby $3.00 , $4.75 U.S
Two: 400 size 2212 1400 kv Grayson Hobby $ 16.00
Two Grayson Hobby 20 amp ESCs $14.00
Two 9 gram T-pro mg90 servos Hobby Partz $7.00 each
Two 18900 mah blue lipos Hobby Partz $12.00 each
two push rods from Grayson Hobby $0.95 each
Dow blue fan fold $2.50
A little wood here and there $ 3.00
$ USD. as of January 2011.

http://www.hobbypartz.com/
http://www.graysonhobby.com

SKYEYE has an E421 upper wing chamber.
UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group's
http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/
http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/coord_database.html
e421.dat \ Eppler E421 high lift airfoil \ e421.gif\ \ \

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