FishbonesAir
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Is a launch sled or rail be an option 🤔? Not having been there, I have no idea how things work, just tossing out ideas.
Combat Wing for FF23
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Pieliker96
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It would definitely work, I just think it's too much setup for combat. It might not need it with the new prop anyways: the new thrust-to-weight has twice the margin over gravity it did previously which should make climbout far easier. We'll see soon how it turns out
Pieliker96
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Got my first snag this evening! Ripped through the wing up to the spar and interfered with the rudder enough to force a landing. The parachute needs to be much bigger to pose a real threat of taking a plane out of the air through drag alone.
The wing took at least two real hard hits with minimal damage - just some crunched foam. It kept going into failsafe every ten seconds or so which made piloting difficult. I may reduce the elevator deflection in the failsafe so that it doesn't risk stalling/spinning the wing when it does happen, and I'll also try relocating the rx antenna best I can.
Pieliker96
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Some action shots during a collision this morning with a mega scout. Battery, camera, and motor got ejected. Repaired and flew again at 2
Pieliker96
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Seven midairs, three tow line catches, and two streamer cuts, and a partridge in a pear tree.
It did well overall, there are some changes I'd like to make for next year - namely, a bigger chute, more battery life, and a tx/rx combo that doesn't go into failsafe every tens of seconds.
Here's the video:
It did well overall, there are some changes I'd like to make for next year - namely, a bigger chute, more battery life, and a tx/rx combo that doesn't go into failsafe every tens of seconds.
Here's the video:
FishbonesAir
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Saw you up there. Pretty awesome stuff!
