I am completely down to help build an RC Dragon!! As an experimental archaeologist that has put most of my time into Medieval Living History personas, I feel I
must answer the call to this!!
so here's my first thought on this:
does it have to be technically a
dragon?
with four legs?
or can it be a
wyvern!?
a 'la Skyrim
A Wyvern seems to be basically a taildragger with a long nose and even longer tail. I'm even debating on it being built off of Flite Test's Swappable fuselage.
It just comes down to the power -
twins or single?
push or pull?
and are props ok? (I'm thinking it'd be fine, when it's flying no-one will know)
because I'm thinking having a standard positive wing slant like the FT Flyer would be good for the looks, and it would help it be stable...
but with a wing shape more like the FT Cruiser...
heck, maybe even a servo to help the wings "fold" like an F-14 or Tornado
if you really want to go intense!
basically I have both of these pictured in my head:
... and they both obviously fly
the tail of the dragon would be the real tail, although we'd probably need to add some extra elevators forward, just behind the main wings, like on a flying fish because way in the back they'd look a bit "off."
but yes, I'm totally willing to help. Only catch is, I know about nothing when it comes to RC flying... but I do know how to fly for real, so hopefully that can be put to good use
and I've built basically everything one can think of out of foam
except an RC airplane:
- not mine, can't take pics right now
and my helmet isn't done quite yet
Yours in Service
"Frater Patricius de Reims, honorable Knight Templar, 1225" - Yeoman of the Knights of the Order Marshall, member of the Beausant Brotherhood, and all-around Medieval nut!
