TooJung2Die
Master member
Schoolgirl #2
When I moved across the country I saved only the electronics from all my airplanes. The rest went into the trash.
The good news is I get to build more airplanes. It's been over a year so time to build Schoolgirl #2.
Using what I learned from the first Schoolgirl I built this one stronger with doublers in the nose and bulkheads fore and aft of the top wing. I used 15 gram metal gear servos because I'm getting tired of plastic servo gears failing. I increased the size of the rudder by about 50%. All that means heavier so I used what I thought to be a ridiculously large motor, a 2212-2200K with a 30A ESC and a 8x6 gemfan prop. I thought it would end up nose heavy with the big motor, ESC and a 1300 mAh 2s Lipo up front but it balances perfectly without ballast. Ready to fly she's a whopping 18.5 oz or 524 grams.
This has turned out to be an even better flying Schoolgirl than the first one. It doesn't seem to fly any different than the lighter version but boy there's thrust when you want it. She's still the good mannered hands-off flyer under half throttle or less but when you push the stick forward she'll climb like crazy and loop with ease. Why not? She was designed to fly with a Cox .049 and heavy primitive radio gear.
I painted this Schoolgirl in exactly the same colors and trim as the balsa wood kit I built as a boy back in the early '70's.
Thanks for looking.
Jon
When I moved across the country I saved only the electronics from all my airplanes. The rest went into the trash.
The good news is I get to build more airplanes. It's been over a year so time to build Schoolgirl #2. Using what I learned from the first Schoolgirl I built this one stronger with doublers in the nose and bulkheads fore and aft of the top wing. I used 15 gram metal gear servos because I'm getting tired of plastic servo gears failing. I increased the size of the rudder by about 50%. All that means heavier so I used what I thought to be a ridiculously large motor, a 2212-2200K with a 30A ESC and a 8x6 gemfan prop. I thought it would end up nose heavy with the big motor, ESC and a 1300 mAh 2s Lipo up front but it balances perfectly without ballast. Ready to fly she's a whopping 18.5 oz or 524 grams.
This has turned out to be an even better flying Schoolgirl than the first one. It doesn't seem to fly any different than the lighter version but boy there's thrust when you want it. She's still the good mannered hands-off flyer under half throttle or less but when you push the stick forward she'll climb like crazy and loop with ease. Why not? She was designed to fly with a Cox .049 and heavy primitive radio gear.
I painted this Schoolgirl in exactly the same colors and trim as the balsa wood kit I built as a boy back in the early '70's.
Thanks for looking.
Jon
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