evranch
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The Black Bloody Baron! I love dark wings against my bright prairie skies and so buying black foam was a no-brainer. I did the fuselage in white just to see how it looks. I like the contrast.
The only thing missing is repair tape for the wings as I'm out of my favorite tape and need to make a run to town. That and good weather... the high is -20C tomorrow and that is the kind of weather that cracks servo horns and frostbites fingers.
A couple minor differences from the FT build:
- heavier pushrods, straight runs, no sleeving. I don't really see why I would introduce flex into the rod when I can make a straight shot of it? Maybe this is an exposed rods combat thing?
- battery is mounted internally and secured between BBQ skewers that push through the power pod walls. A belly mounted pack would take serious abrasion damage in the snow.
- I originally was thinking of making something with elevons, so I didn't buy a servo for the rudder. Will add later.
Power systems were as recommended and imported by a local combat group:
- Turnigy D2826/10 1400kV
- 7x6E prop
- 20A ESC
- 1300 3s lipo
As far as I can see this puts out around the wattage that Power Pack C would. 20A ESC is marginal at full throttle but I doubt I will need it. Seems like a lot of pitch, but I've never been good at figuring out props. The local boys claim mad vertical climbs, and eCalc claims a much higher TWR and rate of climb out of this setup than Power Pack C so... we'll see once I get it in the air, I guess!
I suspect this thing is going to be a rocket. First impression while holding it is that it feels heavy and dense, and will have a fairly high stall speed.
The only thing missing is repair tape for the wings as I'm out of my favorite tape and need to make a run to town. That and good weather... the high is -20C tomorrow and that is the kind of weather that cracks servo horns and frostbites fingers.
A couple minor differences from the FT build:
- heavier pushrods, straight runs, no sleeving. I don't really see why I would introduce flex into the rod when I can make a straight shot of it? Maybe this is an exposed rods combat thing?
- battery is mounted internally and secured between BBQ skewers that push through the power pod walls. A belly mounted pack would take serious abrasion damage in the snow.
- I originally was thinking of making something with elevons, so I didn't buy a servo for the rudder. Will add later.
Power systems were as recommended and imported by a local combat group:
- Turnigy D2826/10 1400kV
- 7x6E prop
- 20A ESC
- 1300 3s lipo
As far as I can see this puts out around the wattage that Power Pack C would. 20A ESC is marginal at full throttle but I doubt I will need it. Seems like a lot of pitch, but I've never been good at figuring out props. The local boys claim mad vertical climbs, and eCalc claims a much higher TWR and rate of climb out of this setup than Power Pack C so... we'll see once I get it in the air, I guess!
I suspect this thing is going to be a rocket. First impression while holding it is that it feels heavy and dense, and will have a fairly high stall speed.