Coming in at 198.6 grams........
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Aviator08
Flagstaff,AZ
Thanks, Not yet.
Aviator08
Flagstaff,AZ
She looks great! Looking forward to the maiden video and flight report
Thanks. I will be posting once I get it out to the field.
That's looking very nice! Does it like to slow down nicely? Also, Plans ?
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Aviator08
Flagstaff,AZ
That's looking very nice! Does it like to slow down nicely? Also, Plans
Thanks. I will let you know once I get it in the air. If it flys well, I will post the plans.
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Aviator08
Flagstaff,AZ
Thanks.
Cool. Move the bottom wing forward and you would have a Beech Stagger Wing.
I have only one set of ailerons at present. I am going for scale flying with this one. If it turns out it is not enough, then I will add a second set to the top wing with linkage to the bottom ailerons.
I don't think it really matters top or bottom. I have had it on the bottom on other planes and it seemed to work well.
Tim
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Great stuff man, I maidened the Bipe yesterday and it was super tail heavy, basically I couldn't move the battery far enough forward, I ended up with 50gr!! of Weight at the nose, havn't flown it yet to see if that smooths it out but I spent half my maiden pointed straight up lol! I have a couple of ideas (I need to replace the 9g servos with 5g and move them WAY forward and maybe a bigger batt (1000vs800mah 3s)
lol! I have a couple of ideas (I need to replace the 9g servos with 5g and move them WAY forward and maybe a bigger batt (1000vs800mah 3s)
Yeah, 9g servos in an MM size plane is generally a bad idea. Moving 5g servos for ward will help a lot. The balance should improve as you are removing mass from the tail and adding it to the nose at the same time. It'll also be quite a bit lighter. Over the summer I'd suggest that you build a swappable sized plane as you'd get a much larger area to balance the plane.
Great stuff man, I maidened the Bipe yesterday and it was super tail heavy, basically I couldn't move the battery far enough forward, I ended up with 50gr!! of Weight at the nose, havn't flown it yet to see if that smooths it out but I spent half my maiden pointed straight up
Yeah, that's how it goes with these old biplanes. You need to drop in a bigger motor or add a bunch of weight if you're not really careful on the tail design.
Check out the plans for my Gloster Gladiator. It's essentially the same size and weight range, 24.25" wingspan, but I got creative on tail design.
Mighty Mini Gloster Gladiator Beta v.4 Full
Mighty Mini Gloster Gladiator Beta v.4 Tiled
Remove paper from the foamboard wherever possible, and use interior supports (a couple foam rectangles can gain you a lot of strength back).
You'll also notice I really dropped the deck height on the tail. This makes it skinnier and weaker, but with reinforcement that doesn't matter. Posterboard, or in my case, just plane printer paper is much lighter than the foamboard you replace it with.
Also consider adding landing gear. It's a good way to get a bit more weight out in front of the CG.
Crazy Goats
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Hahaha, under 250 grams! Good. Take that FAA. I really like to see everyones beautiful mini planes. It makes me want a mini power pack.....
hackofalltrades
Rocket Surgeon
What an outstanding looking plane! Needs to be yellow and blue though!
That is awesome! I'm working on one, myself!
Nice! The radial engine really completes the look. Did you just carve it out of foam?
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