Here's my first flying wing! Total build time was about 2 hours. Its a testament to the old adage, "If you have a big enough engine, you can make a barn door fly." My "plans" are at the nose-serious back of the envelope stuff!
The whole thing is pretty much encased with a packaging tape exoskeleton. aileron hinges are just packaging tape on top and bottom. Airfoil shape is almost non-existent.
I have 3 flights on it. The cg was too far back on the first one, so it flitted around like a butterfly until the inertia from the prop spun the nut off the threaded shaft. It then fell to Earth like a leaf. No harm done!
The second flight got off to a good start, but I over corrected on launch and hit the ground slightly nose down. It pitched the battery off.
On the third flight, I moved the battery slightly back and she flew like a twitchy fighter! Until, she threw the battery off and fell to the ground like a leaf. Fourth flight is coming up. I've taped the battery solidly down with layers of tape (sure, I have velcro, but why waste it?).
This wing is my combat fighter. She needs an adversary!
The whole thing is pretty much encased with a packaging tape exoskeleton. aileron hinges are just packaging tape on top and bottom. Airfoil shape is almost non-existent.
I have 3 flights on it. The cg was too far back on the first one, so it flitted around like a butterfly until the inertia from the prop spun the nut off the threaded shaft. It then fell to Earth like a leaf. No harm done!
The second flight got off to a good start, but I over corrected on launch and hit the ground slightly nose down. It pitched the battery off.
On the third flight, I moved the battery slightly back and she flew like a twitchy fighter! Until, she threw the battery off and fell to the ground like a leaf. Fourth flight is coming up. I've taped the battery solidly down with layers of tape (sure, I have velcro, but why waste it?).
This wing is my combat fighter. She needs an adversary!
