cdfigueredo
Elite member
Yes, it is not a typical flying wing... shold behave like a Discus Launch Glider (DLG)
. There are many examples of DLG flying wings, so this is my attempt. . Let's see how it ends 
Help! New project. DLG flying wing
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. There are many examples of DLG flying wings, so this is my attempt. . Let's see how it ends 
MrSandyWilly
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OooohYes, it is not a typical flying wing... shold behave like a Discus Launch Glider (DLG)
cdfigueredo
Elite member
MrSandyWilly
Member
Thats incredible!!!!
cdfigueredo
Elite member
Yes, yes it is.
Piotrsko
Master member
I believe you need more rudder area like perhaps double what you have now. Part of the launch is moving from a circle to a straight line and wings do that poorly as they tend to skid sideways.
Leave both pegs in, won't hurt glide much. I like your peg mount solution it should work well.
Time to run system? On my AAA packs I get about an hour of aerobatic slope gliding, which is high servo use on old style 50 gram servos. I guess batteries are hard to buy cheaply where you're at.
Leave both pegs in, won't hurt glide much. I like your peg mount solution it should work well.
Time to run system? On my AAA packs I get about an hour of aerobatic slope gliding, which is high servo use on old style 50 gram servos. I guess batteries are hard to buy cheaply where you're at.
cdfigueredo
Elite member
Thinking about add more rudder area... Look at the original plane, a DLG wing call Nani and mine. Mine has more rudder area than the original HobbyKing plane and almos as the Nani... I think it is ok this way, but of course, i am not sure. What do you think after seeing these images?
OK, that is better than a swapable peg. I will glue one to each wing.
About an hour sounds incredibly great!!!! I will try to buy 3 AAA batteries to check if it works. Reguar non-rechargable AAA batteries are not so expensive, by the other hand rechargable batteries are not cheap at all. but if this works, i could buy at least 3 of them.
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bracesport
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I will be intrigued by the launch performance - watching eagerly!
bracesport
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here are a couple I found
cdfigueredo
Elite member
Guys I need some advices. I bought 3AAA batteries and I tested the RX with this so it works fine with one servos, but with 2 the servos, they jump sometimes. But it works fine I guess. Here is a video.
Will it work? Or it is too mush risk? Help please.
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bracesport
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the maximum voltage will be 4.5v (and probably lower) - there can be no damage but it is a marginal voltage without small servos.
cdfigueredo
Elite member
Is this a Yes or no?
Should I use it? I prefer to sacrifice lightweight than put the whole thing in risks.
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cdfigueredo
Elite member
It is almost done. The nose is glued in place and just left to attach the tail. Need to put the control horns and pushrods in place and also glue the servos.
Using the 3AAA holder it only weights 184g. Less than the 200g i was expecting. Insted, using the 3s 800mAh battery + 18A ESC + Battery checker is 255g.
I made yesterday some short glide tests ( I threw it at my wife inside the room. It was slow enough for her to catch it. Even funny, she asked me to do it several times). She also asked me to be her plane... so I have to decorate it in pink.
Using the 3AAA holder it only weights 184g. Less than the 200g i was expecting. Insted, using the 3s 800mAh battery + 18A ESC + Battery checker is 255g.
I made yesterday some short glide tests ( I threw it at my wife inside the room. It was slow enough for her to catch it. Even funny, she asked me to do it several times
). She also asked me to be her plane... so I have to decorate it in pink.
MrSandyWilly
Member
Looking excellent!It is almost done. The nose is glued in place and just left to attach the tail. Need to put the control horns and pushrods in place and also glue the servos.
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Using the 3AAA holder it only weights 184g. Less than the 200g i was expecting. Insted, using the 3s 800mAh battery + 18A ESC + Battery checker is 255g.
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I made yesterday some short glide tests ( I threw it at my wife inside the room. It was slow enough for her to catch it. Even funny, she asked me to do it several times
cdfigueredo
Elite member
Should be something like this. Not sure about the "Eli" labels yet (My wife's name is Elizabeth), i am not happy about how they look. Could be maybe because i am working from Ubuntu and don;t have photoshop here.
MrSandyWilly
Member
In my opinion I’d lose the Eli, yeah - maybe put a basic pink roundel of some kindShould be something like this. Not sure about the "Eli" labels yet (My wife's name is Elizabeth), i am not happy about how they look. Could be maybe because i am working from Ubuntu and don;t have photoshop here.
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cdfigueredo
Elite member
Yeah, I don't like it much either. I'll try other fonts, and if I'm not convinced, I'll discard it.
cdfigueredo
Elite member
Another question I have.
Today I plan to bevel the elevons and I was thinking what would be the best option to increase glider performance.
The bevel should go on the bottom (1) of the control surface or on the top (2).
The nani does it the "2" way. Any suggestions?
Today I plan to bevel the elevons and I was thinking what would be the best option to increase glider performance.
The bevel should go on the bottom (1) of the control surface or on the top (2).
The nani does it the "2" way. Any suggestions?
MrSandyWilly
Member
I'd put it on top, as in 1. Mechanically, it doesn't make a difference, but (I'm no physicist) its probably more important to keep the top of the aerofoil smooth as opposed to the bottom.
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