And we have flight video! The footage doesn't do justice to just how insanely loud this airplane is. It's easily one of the two noisiest electrics I've ever seen, the other being Laine Stahr's Giant Paper Airplane.
Been playing around with diving and speed runs with my Spear and Goblin. Feeling ready for something faster. Been coveting a Sharknado since you first released it, @FAI-F1D .
Not ready for 175 mph but wondering if you have any suggestions for power/prop combinations that would make the Sharknado fly 80 - 100 mph? Not looking to break the bank on parts. Just want to get my feet wet.
Victim, indeed, @FAI-F1D. Something addictive about a plane screaming past you at close range. Ya think it would get old fast but I giggle every time.
Thanks for all that information. I see carnage in my future. A 36 mm on 4S for now. Time to fill up the shopping cart! Doubt it will get here before the snow but that will just make for softer landings, denser air and better cooling.
Cheers!
Built your speed demon to 93MPH on 4s. Looks like there is another plane in my future. Nice design.
I know this is an old thread, but I just found out about the project recently, and it has me thinking. I found your youtube channel a bit ago, and have mostly been looking at the rubber powered stuff, because I find it very interesting as someone who's never done balsa or free flight. Your speed deamon and it's variations are more in my skillset, and I'm almost certainly going to build one as my next plane. I have an idea for a challenger to the Sharknado, but I don't know what the rules are for this challenge. If you don't mind either telling me or linking somewhere I can find out myself, what are the rules for the record? Specifically regarding propulsion type and construction, as my idea involves an edf and carbon fiber, but I want to keep the project within the restrictions of the record from the start. Thanks!And we have flight video! The footage doesn't do justice to just how insanely loud this airplane is. It's easily one of the two noisiest electrics I've ever seen, the other being Laine Stahr's Giant Paper Airplane.
The first rule of speed club is, we don't talk about speed club...but I don't know what the rules are for this challenge.
Thanks! I'm not trying to just throw money at the problem, the electronics I'll be using are slightly older parts that a friend of mine had lying around. I like the idea of the engineering challenge of making a foamboard plane that can survive those kinds of speeds, and I want to see how close I can get.I mean, ultimately yeah, "how fast can you go?" But it did originally start as a friendly competition between Finn and I to see who could make the "Fastest Foamboard". There are certainly faster planes out there, but they're mostly REALLY pricey and REALLY crunchy. The Sharknado, Speed Deamon, Yellow Jacket and Redline are all relatively inexpensive planes to build and kit-out, and they all will easily punch 150mph with non-crazy power systems. My Yellow Jacket was powered on Flite Test Radial 2207 motors on 6S with FT-35A ESCs, for reference.
Some carbon was allowed, primarily in the wing-spar-reinforcement department, but we tried to keep it to foamboard and wood wherever possible.![]()