ShrubSmacker Release

[mrjdstewart]

Yes it can be flown on an A pack, in fact that's what I'm running in my latest shrubby build!
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how are you attaching the wing?

yours is the only one w/o rubber bands.

me

 

[Grifflyer]

how are you attaching the wing?

yours is the only one w/o rubber bands.

me

This one used hot glue to hold on the wing.

 

[FrankFly]

Can this be flown off the power pack A (1806)...? Maybe with the 3s 850mAh...??

If not..... what scale would you recommend for my above mentioned system. I’m just getting pretty good with the Mighty Mini Tiny Trainer with this setup,. And I’ve always been fascinated with STOL!

I'm using 3S 650 batteries, which I have a bunch of. I do have one 850mAh and it helps the balance since the design tends toward tail-heavy with the 2205 motor.

It's not the most relaxing to fly -- you have to stay on it the whole time with no dihedral, but the most impressive thing is its durability. I've had some really hard crashes - including a high-speed into asphalt that popped the wing off and landing gear out. Besides a few little wrinkles you'd barely know it's been flown! I suspect that the more fully boxed fuselage, folded at the bottom rather than top, gives it better structural strength. I've had my Tiny Trainer and Scout fuselages break into 2 and 3 pieces.

 

[mrjdstewart]

me likey.

made a few very small changes but for most part it is as drawn. still scratching my head on what motor/esc/prop combo i want to use but am narrowing it down.

great build so far.

me

 

[Grifflyer]

me likey.

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made a few very small changes but for most part it is as drawn. still scratching my head on what motor/esc/prop combo i want to use but am narrowing it down.

great build so far.

me

Awesome work!!

 

[mrjdstewart]

Awesome work!!

you said you are flying this on a 1806? i'm being pulled in both directions. light and simple or power and complex? would love to be able to hand this on its prop.

me

 

[FrankFly]

you said you are flying this on a 1806? i'm being pulled in both directions. light and simple or power and complex? would love to be able to hand this on its prop.

me

Go for the power. You need the weight up front anyway. Kill 2 birds with one motor, stone, whatever.

 

[Grifflyer]

you said you are flying this on a 1806? i'm being pulled in both directions. light and simple or power and complex? would love to be able to hand this on its prop.

me

Go for power!! Makes balancing easier too!!

 

[mrjdstewart]

ok, so i have some options.

1- cheap 2204-2300
2- Turnigy 2730-1500
3- emax 2205-2300
4- Emax GT2210/11
5- or bigger 2212, b-pack equiv (too many to list)

i would like to put that GT2210 on there but am afraid 55g may be too much.

thoughts? i have a box of motors that span the spectrum. what would you put in there?

me

 

[Wildthing]

ok, so i have some options.

1- cheap 2204-2300
2- Turnigy 2730-1500
3- emax 2205-2300
4- Emax GT2210/11
5- or bigger 2212, b-pack equiv (too many to list)

i would like to put that GT2210 on there but am afraid 55g may be too much.

thoughts? i have a box of motors that span the spectrum. what would you put in there?

me

You would be fine

 

[OliverW]

ok, so i have some options.

1- cheap 2204-2300
2- Turnigy 2730-1500
3- emax 2205-2300
4- Emax GT2210/11
5- or bigger 2212, b-pack equiv (too many to list)

i would like to put that GT2210 on there but am afraid 55g may be too much.

thoughts? i have a box of motors that span the spectrum. what would you put in there?

me

I'd say go with the 2205. My 2204 gave it ballistic power

 

[Grifflyer]

ok, so i have some options.

1- cheap 2204-2300
2- Turnigy 2730-1500
3- emax 2205-2300
4- Emax GT2210/11
5- or bigger 2212, b-pack equiv (too many to list)

i would like to put that GT2210 on there but am afraid 55g may be too much.

thoughts? i have a box of motors that span the spectrum. what would you put in there?

me

Option 3 is what I use in my bird

 

[mrjdstewart]

ok, so i went with power (duh! ), and installed the 2210/11. balance so far looks really good. looks like that motor, 30A esc, 3S-1300, with a 8x4.5 and we are gonna be golden.

i was hoping to maiden tomorrow but ran short of 5g servos. thought i ordered some but never clicked the last button. plane is ready except for ailerons. once again, duh...

i did get the flaps set up and as soon as i took this pic i started thinking. these flaps are a 10, how do you turn it up to eleven? ....

what if i had 3 diff flap settings. 1- take off, 2- landing, and 3- insane brake upon touch down?

so i'm thinking, take off and landing setting will be as norm, but the 3rd setting will only be activated once you are on the ground. in that setting your flaps are at 100%, both ailerons and elevator go full up, basically a huge brake planting you into the ground. you would still have full rudder control to keep straight.

thoughts?

i have to wrap my head around how to do it. i will set plane up as flaperon so i have individual control over each aileron servo. can i mix a setting into just flaps3 that will put both ailerons at full-up?

am i crazy? never seen this done but seems possible?

me

 

[Grifflyer]

ok, so i went with power (duh! ), and installed the 2210/11. balance so far looks really good. looks like that motor, 30A esc, 3S-1300, with a 8x4.5 and we are gonna be golden.

i was hoping to maiden tomorrow but ran short of 5g servos. thought i ordered some but never clicked the last button. plane is ready except for ailerons. once again, duh...

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i did get the flaps set up and as soon as i took this pic i started thinking. these flaps are a 10, how do you turn it up to eleven? ....

what if i had 3 diff flap settings. 1- take off, 2- landing, and 3- insane brake upon touch down?

so i'm thinking, take off and landing setting will be as norm, but the 3rd setting will only be activated once you are on the ground. in that setting your flaps are at 100%, both ailerons and elevator go full up, basically a huge brake planting you into the ground. you would still have full rudder control to keep straight.

thoughts?

i have to wrap my head around how to do it. i will set plane up as flaperon so i have individual control over each aileron servo. can i mix a setting into just flaps3 that will put both ailerons at full-up?

am i crazy? never seen this done but seems possible?

me

I've never heard of that before, and I don't know why it hasn't been done, that sounds like a killer idea! Stop on a literal dime

 

[Michael9865]

Reminds me of how the Mamba has the upper wing’s ailerons go up while the bottom wing’s ailerons go down. It slows the airplane right down.

 

[mrjdstewart]

hum, i only have 3 position switches ? need actually 4 settings.

1- normal flight
2- take off flaps
3- landing flaps
4- brakes

 

[The Hangar]

Reminds me of how the Mamba has the upper wing’s ailerons go up while the bottom wing’s ailerons go down. It slows the airplane right down.

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I've seen it in person on the mamba - it stops the plane in a dive and you pull up at the last second - it's crazy!

 

[The Hangar]

I've never heard of that before, and I don't know why it hasn't been done, that sounds like a killer idea! Stop on a literal dime

It's called "crow" something (not sure if it's flaps or brakes...)

 

[dutchmonkey]

Yes CROW glider pilots use it as a way to slow down. The inner section of the aileron/ flaps go down and the tip section of the ailerons go up. It works much better than flaps alone.

 

[The Hangar]

Yes CROW glider pilots use it as a way to slow down. The inner section of the aileron/ flaps go down and the tip section of the ailerons go up. It works much better than flaps alone.

Have you seen anybody try it opposite with the flaps at the wingtips and the inner section going up?