The Best It Will Ever Look
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The pics look great! Any video of the flight? How was it sketchy?
CrshNBrn
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Thanks! I don't have any video from yesterday, but I did have a buddy record the maiden. It required full right aileron (I misspoke in the video and called it the elevator at first) to remain level, so both times I flew it mainly with the rudder and elevator. I'm guessing the side-to-side balance is off, so I moved the battery last night and will try it again today.
Impressive! Looks great in the air. Good job getting it down in one piece. Landing with one wheel looked like old war footage of the B-17s coming in all shot up.
cyclone3350
Master member
Awesome project U got and a job well done. Was watching the video and in the 44 sec frame, it looks like the horizontal stablizer is slanted to the left. If that is the case, it could explain the need for right aileron. See if it is parallel with the wing before the next flight. Over all, it looked like a nice flying machine.
Rhaps
Elite member
Why would I kill Kenny?Almost like looking at the sun!
Don't kill Kenny! 😀
What could go wrong?
Where did these servo horn screws on my table come?
CrshNBrn
Elite member
Here's the 2nd version of the Frankenstein B-17. Part 3D printed, part copied from plans, and part scratch built. However, Callie Graphics do a nice job of jazzing it up. As I'm sure this one will eventually crash due to my crappy piloting skills, I'm positive right now is the best it will ever look.
If I ever built a 3rd one, I would use two batteries instead of one- currently it balances with a 4s 5000 in it, plus 6 oz of lead weight in the nose.
If I ever built a 3rd one, I would use two batteries instead of one- currently it balances with a 4s 5000 in it, plus 6 oz of lead weight in the nose.
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CrshNBrn
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Its 1/15 scale, so the wingspan is about 83". I used the printed parts from 3D Aeroventures and scaled up (138%) the B-17 plans from Vincent Unrau's memorial page for the foam pieces on the wing and tail. The rest I kind of cobbled together.
Off-topic jes
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WOW, what a beauty! the panel lines blew me away. and having a clean battery/servo tray inside is a lot harder than most people think. so bravo!
I took another try at the mm Corsair with an eye to keeping the weight down so it doesn't have to fly so darn fast. I stripped the paper off one side of all the internal parts and both sides of the formers for the poster board. Using an A pack 1806 and an 800 2s battery it weighs in at 244 g and that's with 21 g nose weight for CoG.
As you can see in the picture I really didn't set the bar too high on looks
Just waiting for the wind to die down for the maiden, currently 10 mph gusting to 20.
As you can see in the picture I really didn't set the bar too high on looks
Just waiting for the wind to die down for the maiden, currently 10 mph gusting to 20.
Jo's squadron
Well-known member
NICE!
Jo's squadron
Well-known member
ever considered glasses?
Mr Man
Elite member
I think it looks great!I took another try at the mm Corsair with an eye to keeping the weight down so it doesn't have to fly so darn fast. I stripped the paper off one side of all the internal parts and both sides of the formers for the poster board. Using an A pack 1806 and an 800 2s battery it weighs in at 244 g and that's with 21 g nose weight for CoG.
As you can see in the picture I really didn't set the bar too high on looks
Just waiting for the wind to die down for the maiden, currently 10 mph gusting to 20.
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