dunderchief
Junior Member
I had the idea to put this together about a week ago. I wanted something I could throw in my car without having to fold down the back seats. I like the looks of the TBS Caipirinha and the Ritewing Mini Z so I thought I'd try my hand at making a similar sized wing from the spare parts bin. (Looks like the Caipi and Mini Z are 34" and 30" so this is a bit smaller.)
PARTS:
Motor: RCX 1804 2400kv - This one has been through a bad crash on a mini-quad and I had to glue a magnet back on.
Prop: 5x4.5 - Cheapo from MyRCMart
ESC: Hobby King 30A - Overkill but it's what I had on hand.
Battery: Zippy Compact 3s 850mAh + 1xAA for nose weight.
Servos: Turnigy 9g - Probably too big/heavy but I've had some bad luck with smaller servos used on the Mighty Minis.
The build is just like the Versa Wing Pusher conversion. The only thing I did different is cut a notch ~1.5 - 2 inches in the back so I could move the motor mount forward. My scratch builds are always tail heavy, probably too much hot glue.
The plans are scaled down 62% from the original Versa Wing. I wanted it to come in at a 24 inch wing span. With the "Bunny Ear" winglets the total wingspan is 23.75 inches. Pretty close!
The motor mount is basically a Might Mini power pod glued on backwards.
It balances at the CG marks for the original Versa. We'll see if that works for the maiden which will hopefully be tonight.