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[flyboa]

I have built 30", 40", 50", and 60" folded wing DLG with out spars with out any failures. The big DLG are a bit tricky to get dialed in but I am still trying.

 

[FlyingFoam]

You should make a dedicated build thread or article for your micro dlg. It is awesome!

 

[flyboa]

You should make a dedicated build thread or article for your micro dlg. It is awesome!

I did make a build video for this wing.

 

[nerdnic]

Some testing footage. 26 second flight on the beta 4 build.

 

[flyboa]

Good flight, I'm glad you are testing again.

I rebuilt my 1.5m DLG for the third time. Changed tail, shortened tail moment, removed rudder servo, increased dihedral, and changed fuse. It flies great in calm air.

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

Nic, is that an old video? I thought you were up to a beta 6 or something like that. Regardless that's a pretty good flight. Were you using a launch mode?

 

[nerdnic]

It is old. I was looking at old footage and realized I never posted it.

I do have a flight mode set but this was in the early stage of testing, cg isn't even right here.

 

[nerdnic]

Good flight, I'm glad you are testing again.

I rebuilt my 1.5m DLG for the third time. Changed tail, shortened tail moment, removed rudder servo, increased dihedral, and changed fuse. It flies great in calm air.

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Looks good!

 

[nerdnic]

Beta 6 ready to build!

 

[flyboa]

New wing for my next 1.5m DLG.

 

[nerdnic]

Flyboa can you share a link to the line you use?

 

[FoamyDM]

Hot stuff! I was watching for this! Now it's time to build.
For me this is a great next step from Chuck Glider to powered Flight.

 

[flyboa]

Flyboa can you share a link to the line you use?

I tried 8 LB test but it broke so now I'm using this 65 LB test from Walmart.

 

[flyboa]

After removing the rudder I seem to get better launches. My micro servo might not be strong enough to handle the launch load very well. Not using any preset.

 

[nerdnic]

Nice second throw!

 

[nerdnic]

March 1st 2017 - BETA 6

- Increased length of tail boom
- Increased size of tail feathers
- Tail feathers now interlock
- Reduced length of nose and simplified design
- Added channel for wing carbon to sit imbedded in bottom wing
- Changed airfoil shape and thickness, now only 11mm thick

Beta plans can be found at http://www.nerdnic.com/beta

 

[flyboa]

Nerdnic what is the root and tip cord length you are using? I increased my root cord on my new build to 7.5" and will see how it flies soon.

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

Nic, did you ever get a chance to fly the V.6? I'm eagerly awaiting results. BTW, do you think that a 3D printed launch peg is at all possible? I know that there are a lot of guys that use fancy contoured pegs that are supposedly a lot more comfortable, but they're all carbon and a little pricey.

 

[Claire]

Man your so cool, thank you so much for your effort to share this to everyone. Now this would be a helpful information for all of us we can now build our own design of RC plane. Without costing too much of our money.

 

[nerdnic]

Nerdnic what is the root and tip cord length you are using? I increased my root cord on my new build to 7.5" and will see how it flies soon.

I'll measure for you next time I'm in front of my PC. I picked up some spider line to test with also.