Bloody Wonder Batteery Placement

[senator63]

Has anyone tried to fly this thing with the battery attached to the bottom of the power pod? I saw some old videos of V1 and it looked like the battery was underneath. Would make it easier to switch batteries at the field.

 

[xuzme720]

You can do that, but be careful about how and where you land. I'd stay off the gravel for sure!

 

[stay-fun]

I've done that, but make sure you have a landing gear. I've been landing on grass and rubber road (at my club) and the stickers of the batteries were getting bad because it always landed on it's battery. Now I have landing gear, AND I put the battery inside the pod.

I've also noticed that because of the large vertical stabilizer, it tends to land on it's motor, which will be bad for the bearings/shaft in the long run. A simple landing gear is the solution!

 

[senator63]

I have gear but wanted to fly it by hand once just to trim it out. I plan to follow the FT instructions with a half inch throw on the control surfaces and a 30% expo. I fly off grass so should be OK for a flight or two but LG is definitely in the cards. Wasn't quite sure what you meant about landing on the motor. Are you landing under power or dead sticking in?