has anyone successfully added a center section yo the versa?

[rifled]

I've seen many post about people adding a center section to the versa wing to accommodate the battery flight control board, and fpv gear but has anyone gotten it to fly well? Would adding an 8 inch center change the cog?

Are there any build logs that anyone knows of? I'd appreciate any info I can't seem to find anyone that says they have gotten it to work well but I don't think I'll get my gear inside the original versa.

 

[Flat4]

I have successfully added a 6 inch section to my night flying versa wing, with great results. I didn't take a lot of photos for the build, but the only thing I really changed from the plans was add a 16inch spar in the center of the wing. The added center section removed some of the stiffness through the wing without it. You can see a few pics of it here http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?5192-Versa-Wing-for-Night-Flight!!-Post-your-pics!!&p=90680#post90680

I know I also saw Red20RC do something very similar. He went into quite a bit of depth with his build. Check it out here http://flitetest.com/articles/fpv-wing-2-0

I believe the only difference between ours was I raised my center section up about 3/8 inch higher than the standard versa wing, to allow a 2200 3S to fit completely inside the wing without have to cut holes for it.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions.

 

[rifled]

Great thanks! Did you use the same cog as the versa or did the center section change the center of gravity?

 

[Tactical Ex]

I added a center section to my versa. There is a scratchbuild article I made detailing it, just look for "Wyvern" in the articles. I am also testing a swappable compatible pusher pod that I will make available when I get it working right. Just check my topic to find it, I'm using a phone to post this so copying a link is hard.

 

[Flat4]

Great thanks! Did you use the same cog as the versa or did the center section change the center of gravity?

I started out using the Versa's CG but ended up moving it a bit further forward. It was flying a bit squirrely before I moved it forward, I'm not sure how much however since I just kept adding and testing until it felt good.