Wrench Monkey
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I have decided to retire the old v1 t-tail FPV airplane I built a little while ago and begin making a new one that will use the old wing. The short nose on the v1 made balancing an issue and it required a lot of nose weight. Regardless I was able to get pretty fantastic flight time off a 2250mah 3s but it needed a good shove to get off the ground due to the added mass. The tail was the weak point of the design for sure (this was anticipated as I did minimal bracing to the vertical stab) but I was impressed with how well it turned out. This time around I've gone completely the other direction, OVER building the tail to be a strong as a wing. I laminated two fins together and used two popsicle sticks to make a spar that protruded from the bottom of the fuselage. This aircraft hasn't flown as of yet but I was able to get it to balance with a 1300mah and only a little extra noes weight. I will update as testing continues!
