But it's gonna be nitro, because I'm that much of a gearhead. What I'm going to do is, instead of using a single powerplant swinging a 9" prop like they intend, I'm going to run twin throttled 0.049s in pusher config, counter-rotating, with 5x3 3-blade props on them. I'm also going to give it fixed(for now) tricycle landing gear so I don't have to handlaunch the thing every time. I don't expect it to take off from grass under its own power, but hard pavement should pose no issue.
I'm not concerned about power at all. I've found a video on Youtube of someone running a comparably sized flying wing off just one 0.049 that lacked a throttle, and it flew fine. I've got two engines in this build, so it should be reasonably fast and certainly have no problem staying aloft.
Planning on using two fuel tanks, 30cc each, for this thing, and I'm going to mount them where they're right on the CoG so that won't shift during flight. Differential thrust is also planned, though I am somewhat concerned about how well it will fly on a one-engine-out scenario.
And yes, FPV is in the future as well. And perhaps more fuel reserves, retracts, other cool things like that. But to start off with itt'l be line of sight, fixed gear, 60cc total fuel reserve.
Would make a nice hangarmate to my Hobbico NexSTAR 46, don'tchya think?(And yes I'll FPV that too eventually).
I'm not concerned about power at all. I've found a video on Youtube of someone running a comparably sized flying wing off just one 0.049 that lacked a throttle, and it flew fine. I've got two engines in this build, so it should be reasonably fast and certainly have no problem staying aloft.
Planning on using two fuel tanks, 30cc each, for this thing, and I'm going to mount them where they're right on the CoG so that won't shift during flight. Differential thrust is also planned, though I am somewhat concerned about how well it will fly on a one-engine-out scenario.
And yes, FPV is in the future as well. And perhaps more fuel reserves, retracts, other cool things like that. But to start off with itt'l be line of sight, fixed gear, 60cc total fuel reserve.
Would make a nice hangarmate to my Hobbico NexSTAR 46, don'tchya think?(And yes I'll FPV that too eventually).