Any interest?

[drezed]

I'm scaling this as a "Mini" (I was looking for something small, and slow to fly around the neighborhood). I'm still tweaking the plans, but the glide test went very well. I'm partial to a cold-rolled "cupped" wing, as opposed to more angular "Flitetest" wing design, mostly for efficiency. Any ideas on how to contact the Flitetest designers for a possible speed-build kit?

Jeff


UPDATE: Despite the apparent lack of interest, here's some video from prototype fight testing.
http://youtu.be/FKNSpMrbDBU

 

[PeterGregory]

Excellent design, watched your video. It gets toward the performance and even looks of http://www.slowbipe.com/products.asp which I started with last year before I discovered FT. I haven't built or flown the baby blender but I think your design is much more docile. I think I have heard the BB is a bit much to handle, although that brings its own rewards : )
I'd be interested in plans, if you have them - looks pretty straight forward. Like the slo-bipe, yours is simple undercambered wings.
I built a monster size slow bipe - using DTFB - I have to find the pics to share here. Both my original slo-bipe and its big brother got kind of tired and worn out. I learned with the big one that you have to be pretty protective of that foam board in a hot car - the wings warped on me. Reminds me to get it flying again - it used a Park480 from HK. The little one just used a blue wonder.
Cheers - Poughkeepsie Pete

 

[dgrigor02]

I too am partial to the mini's becuase of neighborhood field size. I'm for sure interested.

My favorite so far is a 60% spitfire. Great fun and looks good too.

 

[drezed]

Continued flight testing of version 1 test-bed. Now using 2cell batt. with 6x3 prop, and more rearward CG.

 

[planebreaker2000]

I would also like plans the model looks good

 

[drezed]

While I continue on the version 2 build, a quick question. What would be preferable, using a cold-rolled airfoil (which is what I'm currently using, and is shown in the videos), or segmented in the same manner as other Flitetest models?

Jeff

 

[rockyboy]

I'm very interested in plans for this design too - I haven't built the cold-rolled airfoil yet, but an interested in giving it a try. The only flying fields I can get to are about 45 minutes drive, so planes that can also work indoors (i.e. slow flying mini's) are great.

Thanks!
Jon

 

[drezed]

UPDATE: Version 2 progress

 

[planebreaker2000]

looking good