Hey everyone,
My name is Axel and I just started again in the hobby. I flew for maybe 5 years when I was youger all kind of planes ( Foamy high wing trainers, Depron miniplanes, Big motoglider) and a bit of helicopter. That was just when the brushless motors started to become popular in my country so most of my plane where brushed and severly underpowered ^^
I stopped for a few years but started again recently, mostly because I discovered flite test
I made a versa wing with the foam board i could find in my country and is a bit disapointed about its flying. I have it powered with a motor that is between the Power pack B and C, and a 10x4.5 prop with a power pod.
My concern is that it doesn't seem to fly so well for me. Mostly because i can't make it do a basic loop. I have tried quite a few time and everytime the wing reachs the top and break the loop by dropping one wing while inverted. Inverted is really unstable and rolls are also not so good as they are not smooth and the plane ends its rotation going heavly downward. As for general flying the plane goes ok but not has fast and manoeuvrable as i would think.
I can't find why this is. I have tried CG way nose heavy and up to the marked point on the plans and it does not change the plane flying caracteristics so much. I don't now if it can be because my foam is too heavy. My versa completed with everything exept the battery weighs 500g. is i too much ? I have use something called "carboard feather" which looks a lot like foam board but is probably heavier.
Does anyone have the same problem ? What may be the cause of this kind of stuff ?
PS: sorry about my english, I am French
My name is Axel and I just started again in the hobby. I flew for maybe 5 years when I was youger all kind of planes ( Foamy high wing trainers, Depron miniplanes, Big motoglider) and a bit of helicopter. That was just when the brushless motors started to become popular in my country so most of my plane where brushed and severly underpowered ^^
I stopped for a few years but started again recently, mostly because I discovered flite test
I made a versa wing with the foam board i could find in my country and is a bit disapointed about its flying. I have it powered with a motor that is between the Power pack B and C, and a 10x4.5 prop with a power pod.
My concern is that it doesn't seem to fly so well for me. Mostly because i can't make it do a basic loop. I have tried quite a few time and everytime the wing reachs the top and break the loop by dropping one wing while inverted. Inverted is really unstable and rolls are also not so good as they are not smooth and the plane ends its rotation going heavly downward. As for general flying the plane goes ok but not has fast and manoeuvrable as i would think.
I can't find why this is. I have tried CG way nose heavy and up to the marked point on the plans and it does not change the plane flying caracteristics so much. I don't now if it can be because my foam is too heavy. My versa completed with everything exept the battery weighs 500g. is i too much ? I have use something called "carboard feather" which looks a lot like foam board but is probably heavier.
Does anyone have the same problem ? What may be the cause of this kind of stuff ?
PS: sorry about my english, I am French