BATTLEAXE
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Due to my lack of getting this flying the planes I build with some sense of control I decided to slow it down and build the TT. It was a quick and easy build. Made the 3 channel version. Check it out and tell me what you all think.
I used the power pod out of my Mini Mustang because it has the same thrust angle to the right that's called for in the TT. I put the wheels on it only because it had a tail skid off the vertical fin and it looks cool. It was the wheel assembly I salvaged off the once glorious Mini Scout which gave me the best flying experience so far. Might revisit that one some day.
I noticed Gryff posted a thread on the beefed up power pod nose he designed for the TT where he spun the PP 180 degrees and added a strip of DTFB to take crashes (which is something I do a lot) so it gave me an idea for a mod in the nose as well. I glued a small pad of DTFB on either side of the inside of the nose that rest up against the back of the pod to take the longitude force of a head on crash and distribute the impact to the sides of the nose. All the while still maintaining the thrust angle with the original power pod design.
The trouble I am having is where to mount my receiver. A little back story... because I have crashed so many models beyond repair anymore I have currently just ordered my 3rd receiver. Now I'm not blaming the receiver quality only my placement of it in the airframe. The first AR620 went south when I placed said receiver in front of the battery in the power pod for the Bloody Wonder fiasco which redefined the term lawn dart. Actually stuck into the lawn tail up with a ominous thud that was heard in the house. Needless to say the battery launch forward and turned the receiver into a crushed pile of circuit board and plastic, and punctured my LiPo as well. Lookin back the stupidity makes me laugh now. The second AR620 was more short lived but not as epic of a failure. Because I have a over abundance of reverse props and was convinced that the FT Arrow would be a good choice to not only get the opportunity to use said props but could be a good bank and yank trainer with a wide speed envelope, it ended with more disappointment. I took it out for its maiden at a ball diamond adjacent to a farmer field. Again like so many other times it ended with a handful of uncontrollable crashes due to me just reacting to what the plane does instead of actually controlling it. long story short I lost the plane in a waist high crop of wheat that I didn't find until the next day. Now the receiver was behind the battery at this time but it still had its own demise even though it was Velcro'd into place it still launched itself into the back of the battery which disabled my throttle port. So I now am gun-shy as to where to put the receiver in this TT due to its lack of room inside the fuselage.
Has anyone ever mounted the receiver on the outside of the fuse?
Lookin at where this TT will balance the CG I will have to place it more in the tail section of the plane. I have the F Pack to use one the TT instead of the A Pack that is suggested because that's all I have, (I can't justify spending more money to get all the different packs if I cant seem to fly the majority of what I build yet, kind of getting frustrating actually). I have noticed on this model though that the wing placement is further back from the front of the nose then most models which now places the CG further back as well. Also forces the battery placement (850 mah 3s) well back into the fuselage as opposed to being anywhere near the power pod like in the build video. So because I really don't feel like placing the receiver in front of the battery under the power pod and there is not enough room anywhere else inside the fuselage being taken up by the ESC, servos, and battery. could I mount it on the outside of the fuse as shown?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated and thank you for checkin out my post
I noticed Gryff posted a thread on the beefed up power pod nose he designed for the TT where he spun the PP 180 degrees and added a strip of DTFB to take crashes (which is something I do a lot) so it gave me an idea for a mod in the nose as well. I glued a small pad of DTFB on either side of the inside of the nose that rest up against the back of the pod to take the longitude force of a head on crash and distribute the impact to the sides of the nose. All the while still maintaining the thrust angle with the original power pod design.
The trouble I am having is where to mount my receiver. A little back story... because I have crashed so many models beyond repair anymore I have currently just ordered my 3rd receiver. Now I'm not blaming the receiver quality only my placement of it in the airframe. The first AR620 went south when I placed said receiver in front of the battery in the power pod for the Bloody Wonder fiasco which redefined the term lawn dart. Actually stuck into the lawn tail up with a ominous thud that was heard in the house. Needless to say the battery launch forward and turned the receiver into a crushed pile of circuit board and plastic, and punctured my LiPo as well. Lookin back the stupidity makes me laugh now. The second AR620 was more short lived but not as epic of a failure. Because I have a over abundance of reverse props and was convinced that the FT Arrow would be a good choice to not only get the opportunity to use said props but could be a good bank and yank trainer with a wide speed envelope, it ended with more disappointment. I took it out for its maiden at a ball diamond adjacent to a farmer field. Again like so many other times it ended with a handful of uncontrollable crashes due to me just reacting to what the plane does instead of actually controlling it. long story short I lost the plane in a waist high crop of wheat that I didn't find until the next day. Now the receiver was behind the battery at this time but it still had its own demise even though it was Velcro'd into place it still launched itself into the back of the battery which disabled my throttle port. So I now am gun-shy as to where to put the receiver in this TT due to its lack of room inside the fuselage.
Has anyone ever mounted the receiver on the outside of the fuse?
Lookin at where this TT will balance the CG I will have to place it more in the tail section of the plane. I have the F Pack to use one the TT instead of the A Pack that is suggested because that's all I have, (I can't justify spending more money to get all the different packs if I cant seem to fly the majority of what I build yet, kind of getting frustrating actually). I have noticed on this model though that the wing placement is further back from the front of the nose then most models which now places the CG further back as well. Also forces the battery placement (850 mah 3s) well back into the fuselage as opposed to being anywhere near the power pod like in the build video. So because I really don't feel like placing the receiver in front of the battery under the power pod and there is not enough room anywhere else inside the fuselage being taken up by the ESC, servos, and battery. could I mount it on the outside of the fuse as shown?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated and thank you for checkin out my post