FDS
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I go with at least 60% throttle. At full throttle they go almost straight up, slowly rotating from the motor torque!
If you have too much throttle it will just climb if you correct with the rudder vs just diving with too little.
I have much bigger wheels on my DR1, it’s never landed anyway except straight over onto the nose even with that. They need a super smooth runway to work and the track of the undercarriage is narrow.
Plans say an all up weight of 340g, which I think excludes the battery. You are not far off at all.
All FT planes end up tail heavy to a degree, they have proportionally larger tail surfaces than true scale to help them fly well. My SE5 and DR1 both have the battery right out front. You can move the power pod forward a little too if you need more front weight.
If you have too much throttle it will just climb if you correct with the rudder vs just diving with too little.
I have much bigger wheels on my DR1, it’s never landed anyway except straight over onto the nose even with that. They need a super smooth runway to work and the track of the undercarriage is narrow.
Plans say an all up weight of 340g, which I think excludes the battery. You are not far off at all.
All FT planes end up tail heavy to a degree, they have proportionally larger tail surfaces than true scale to help them fly well. My SE5 and DR1 both have the battery right out front. You can move the power pod forward a little too if you need more front weight.
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