Bloody Wonder MkIII 1.3

[SP0NZ]

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Bloody Wonder MkIII - Free Plans for Bloody Wonder MkIII Foam Board Combat Airplane

Bloody Wonder MkIII
Design By: Dan Sponholz
(based on original design by Josh Bixler)
Plans By; Dan Sponholz

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BACKGROUND
The FT Bloody Wonder was the first plane I really learned to fly RC on. It was not my first plane, but it was the first plane I had success with. For that reason it will always be special to me. I can't think of a better way to honor that than by trying to make an already great design even better. This is my...

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[Crash Test RC]

I plan to build it. It looks great. Does it fly better than the last?

 

[SP0NZ]

I plan to build it. It looks great. Does it fly better than the last?

Flys almost identically to the V1 and V2 from Flite Test. Can take a hit a lot better though.

 

[Crash Test RC]

Flys almost identically to the V1 and V2 from Flite Test. Can take a hit a lot better though.

That is good, because I crash a lot. I destroyed my v2, on the first flight.

 

[SP0NZ]

That is good, because I crash a lot. I destroyed my v2, on the first flight.

Keep at it, it gets better.

 

[Crash Test RC]

I crashed my v2 yesterday, I was not using the FT power pack, so I just taped the battery in, I made a tight turn shortly after launch, and the battery ejected. Little damage to the plane though, it righted itself after loosing the battery.

 

[SP0NZ]

I crashed my v2 yesterday, I was not using the FT power pack, so I just taped the battery in, I made a tight turn shortly after launch, and the battery ejected. Little damage to the plane though, it righted itself after loosing the battery.

This is the reason that I normally us HD Velcro and Put my 2200 mAh LiPo inside the power pod on my combat planes. I've ejected a battery or five in my day too.

 

[Crash Test RC]

Flys almost identically to the V1 and V2 from Flite Test. Can take a hit a lot better though.

Mine took a hard hit today, and the only damage was a broken propeller. Great design!

 

[tvalk]

Dumb question i know, sorry. Where do the fuselage doublers get installed? On the outside or inside of the fuse section?

 

[AIRFORGE]

Dumb question i know, sorry. Where do the fuselage doublers get installed? On the outside or inside of the fuse section?

On the inside. The notch in the doublers will line up with the C-fold in the front of the fuse.

 

[tvalk]

On the inside. The notch in the doublers will line up with the C-fold in the front of the fuse.

Much appreciated, Thank you!

 

[Browneye77]

If you put the doublers on the inside the power pod wont fit.
I put them on the outside and the power pod fits right in.

 

[Browneye77]

Also, I built the long rudder fin version for vertical take off. Two tries and two broken props, it just lays over on its back.
Tried a hand launch and it flew great.
Combat meet this weekend.

 

[AIRFORGE]

If you put the doublers on the inside the power pod wont fit.
I put them on the outside and the power pod fits right in.

If the pod doesn't fit you may have built the pod incorrectly, perhaps with B folds instead of A folds. B folds will make the pod too wide.
EDIT: Building the fuse with the incorrect A folds would also be an issue.

 

[Browneye77]

If the pod doesn't fit you may have built the pod incorrectly, perhaps with B folds instead of A folds. B folds will make the pod too wide.
EDIT: Building the fuse with the incorrect A folds would also be an issue.

Yep, that was it. Sponz sent me to go find the bloody baron build vid and now I get it. And now the diagrams make sense - they did not before.

I’ll build another one, at least my first one flies great!