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Well guys its been a minute since my last post. Mainly because Ive been out flying which is taking alot of time away from the forum and from designs. However, now I'm lucky enough to be able to fly my designs! Which brings me to my next design; I noticed after the MM designs from FT were released one of the most requested planes for design was a high wing 3 channel, and with that many requests for the Piper Cub.
So here is the pictures of the design and the plans, I plan on having the foam cut and a text version flown by the beginning of next week.
Design
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Specs:
Build:
Here are the pictures of the build log:
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The build went together really easily and the pieces fit together like a glove as designed. There were some things that needed a touch more planning, like being aware of the size of the control horns, allowing enough space for them. As you can see by the notes on the plane, there are a lot of things that need design adjustment. It also seemed to be super nose heavy, and kept wanting to pitch down and required an awful lot of up trim just to stay up. The weather today was not even close to being good for flying... thanks for the mood swings Florida. Tomorrow before I head to work I do plan to burn at least 2 batteries to see if its the design that needs tweaking and what part needs the most work.
My current electronics setup is this:
Motor: Emax 250
ESC: 10 Amp Plush from Lazertoys
Rec: Tactic 624 6Ch rec
servos: 2 x 500 Hextronics
Prop: 60x40
if anyone has any recommendations for how to fix a pitchy nose let me know!
Safe Flying and Blue Skies! Hope everyone in the north stays warm!
So here is the pictures of the design and the plans, I plan on having the foam cut and a text version flown by the beginning of next week.
Design
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Specs:
| Length: | 17" |
Wingspan: | 26" |
AUW: | aprox 75g |
Channels: | 3 |
Anticipated Learning Level: | Beginner |
Build Level: | Easy |
Equipment: | 1 x Sheet DTFB 3 x BBQ skewers 2 x 5g 500 hxt Servos 1 x .065mm 30" Music Wire |
Build:
Here are the pictures of the build log:
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The build went together really easily and the pieces fit together like a glove as designed. There were some things that needed a touch more planning, like being aware of the size of the control horns, allowing enough space for them. As you can see by the notes on the plane, there are a lot of things that need design adjustment. It also seemed to be super nose heavy, and kept wanting to pitch down and required an awful lot of up trim just to stay up. The weather today was not even close to being good for flying... thanks for the mood swings Florida. Tomorrow before I head to work I do plan to burn at least 2 batteries to see if its the design that needs tweaking and what part needs the most work.
My current electronics setup is this:
Motor: Emax 250
ESC: 10 Amp Plush from Lazertoys
Rec: Tactic 624 6Ch rec
servos: 2 x 500 Hextronics
Prop: 60x40
if anyone has any recommendations for how to fix a pitchy nose let me know!
Safe Flying and Blue Skies! Hope everyone in the north stays warm!
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