quorneng
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When I playing around trying out variatons on my Wing Dragon I wondered what it would be like to take my successful lightweight Depron version
and just make it 50% bigger.
So the same tapered wing but scaled up to 60" span with a similar increase in the length of the fuselage but not the width as the 3000 mAh 3s has the same frontal area as the 1500 mAh 3s used in the smaller plane.
The motor power is raised from 100 to 200W and turns a 10x3.8 prop. Its weight goes up from 12 to 22oz (623 g).
The result is a slow and docile flier with an impressive 'floaty' glide. Not only does it have a considerable endurance but also a great reserve of thrust - more than enough for basic aerobatics and even an unassisted belly take off!
Today was warm and virtually still. Ideal conditions for the Big Dragon.
Although intended as a basic power plane it glides pretty well too.
and just make it 50% bigger.
So the same tapered wing but scaled up to 60" span with a similar increase in the length of the fuselage but not the width as the 3000 mAh 3s has the same frontal area as the 1500 mAh 3s used in the smaller plane.
The motor power is raised from 100 to 200W and turns a 10x3.8 prop. Its weight goes up from 12 to 22oz (623 g).
The result is a slow and docile flier with an impressive 'floaty' glide. Not only does it have a considerable endurance but also a great reserve of thrust - more than enough for basic aerobatics and even an unassisted belly take off!
Today was warm and virtually still. Ideal conditions for the Big Dragon.
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