Best of luck with the maiden. I don't think you'll need luck, though. She should fly beautifully.
FB Stick is on the way
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hotwax
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Maiden flight of the "FB Flitestick"
Yes, I have done the maiden flight!
Finally my baby got the name FB Flitestick
The clicks you hear are the stopwatch in my Tx, which goes off and on at 40% throttle.
This flight is not faked, honstly it is the real first flight. I was amazed, how smooth it flys.
Spins and flickrolls where not possible in this flight, the profile I created seems to be very forgiving.
I started this hobby back in 1966 and fly RC since 1976, so my maidens are always looking so.
permanent grin
Werner
Yes, I have done the maiden flight!
Finally my baby got the name FB Flitestick
The clicks you hear are the stopwatch in my Tx, which goes off and on at 40% throttle.
This flight is not faked, honstly it is the real first flight. I was amazed, how smooth it flys.
Spins and flickrolls where not possible in this flight, the profile I created seems to be very forgiving.
I started this hobby back in 1966 and fly RC since 1976, so my maidens are always looking so.
permanent grin
Werner
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It looks like you've been flying that model for years! Congratulations on a beautiful model! Any chance of you posting plans? I'm horrible about documenting my builds with plans.
hotwax
Active member
Plans are pen and paper yet and I am looking for a suitable program to draw and export as PDF.
I will do some more flights to realy test the model for weak spots. The other aspect is, that someome should build it in original Adams Foam Board and check for safety.
There is another aspect that bothers me: Is it really nessesary to do a plane that will last longer as a swappable. Doing a plywood firewall and a batteryboard is much easier than fitting the powerpod with all the modifications I made.
When I jumped the idea of doing a medium trainer, I honestly did not believe that it could be done as a swapable. During the design process I found the solution that I have done. But as you can see, my original idea is much simpler and gives better cooling to ESC and battery and you can do a threewheeler too.
Suggestiones welcome
Werner
I will do some more flights to realy test the model for weak spots. The other aspect is, that someome should build it in original Adams Foam Board and check for safety.
There is another aspect that bothers me: Is it really nessesary to do a plane that will last longer as a swappable. Doing a plywood firewall and a batteryboard is much easier than fitting the powerpod with all the modifications I made.
When I jumped the idea of doing a medium trainer, I honestly did not believe that it could be done as a swapable. During the design process I found the solution that I have done. But as you can see, my original idea is much simpler and gives better cooling to ESC and battery and you can do a threewheeler too.
Suggestiones welcome
Werner
MrClean
Well-known member
Oh I believe the 1st flight thing. Built straight and true to a known performer, balanced and powered correctly a model will fly as intended. The first flight I had on my first Stick was much the same way. I took off, it flew straight and level, I pulled up and it climbed fairly well, enough so that I pushed over the top and came buy the runway again inverted on the first pass. I was a bit more cocky back then. Ever since Sticks have been my favorite aircraft. Perfect for touch n go's, bomb drops, foolin around.
I need to build an electric stick 40 sized like yours to go along with my Gasser stick. Well done.
I need to build an electric stick 40 sized like yours to go along with my Gasser stick. Well done.
Jimmy the Heater
Member
Very very nice build and maiden. First of the Plus Sized Swappables for FliteTest? hehe
Welcome Jimmy! Haven't I seen you somewhere else before.
hotwax
Active member
I repeated the test made by rcspaceflight http://flitetest.com/articles/comparing-foam-board with my foamboard.
Not a bad starting point for us european builders.
The FB Flitestick is still performing well. Gave it to one of our young guys for testing and yes, 3D is not a problem (if you can).
Werner
Not a bad starting point for us european builders.
The FB Flitestick is still performing well. Gave it to one of our young guys for testing and yes, 3D is not a problem (if you can
).Werner
hotwax
Active member
Revised plans up
View attachment FB Flitestick.pdf
Just changed two red lines into black.
Now only one file with all 3 pages.
View attachment FB Flitestick.pdf
Just changed two red lines into black.
Now only one file with all 3 pages.
jdurrell96
Junior Member
Can you tell me what is the size servos recomended for this....Thanks.
hotwax
Active member
I posted my source in this german thread: http://www.rc-network.de/forum/showthread.php/400617-Middle-Strick-aus-Foamboard-Baubericht/page2
And I must confess, its getting a little more costly in the meantime.
Yeah it's incredible that this stuff costs around 10x more in europe than in the usa. Thanks for the link though, i guess i will have to live with 10 euros per m2.
Do you have any experience with the KAPPA foamboards ? They seem to be a bit cheaper, but they use polyurethane instead of polystyrol foam, i have no idea which is better.
Do you have any experience with the KAPPA foamboards ? They seem to be a bit cheaper, but they use polyurethane instead of polystyrol foam, i have no idea which is better.
