Twin Twirl

[Lemuel]

Hi guys, this is my first post on the flitetest forums. I have started making a twin twirl autogyro and I must say that I really love it. Thanx josh and josh, plus the flitetest team for the opportunity.. Materials used are a mixture of Depron and foam board. The Pink and white is the foam board, and the Grey is 6mm Depron. The pink foam board did not come covered in paper. I feel this may be a problem during flight. I added some strips of paper to aid with rigidity, but who knows. Next step is landing gear and electronics. I took a little longer than four hours to get to this stage. I guess I am a slow builder.

I plan on using a 930kv motor, swinging a fairly large 10 x 4.7 prop. A 20 amp ESC as well as 1000mah 3s battery. She will be nose heavy partner!

Regards Matthew

 

[Brian fred carr]

Looks like a nice build....welcome to the forum,please keep us posted on your progress and a maiden video always goes down well

 

[colorex]

Nice! I like the combination of black and white and pink foam

 

[earthsciteach]

Looks good, man. Welcome to the forum!

 

[Lemuel]

progress 28 jun 2012

I spend a lot of time trying to find what i think is the sturdiest solution to simple problems. Tape and glue are great for foamy repairs, but sometimes I like a more industrial approach. I came up with a way to attach the wing struts to the fuselage. A simple piece of Aluminium tube attached to a dowel in the bode which serves as a landing gear shock absorber. Changeable and neat. What do you guys think?

 

[colorex]

Nice! That will work fine as long as you don't make it too heavy.

 

[Lemuel]

I hear you colorex. That motor i have mounted is just way to big for my liking. I think it weighs 45 grams?? I have another motor at 19 grams that I use in a plane that is similar weight, which makes the other plane go vertical with ease! I don't want this plane to go vertical. I would like it to be a trainer for people who show some interest.

 

[colorex]

I hear you colorex. That motor i have mounted is just way to big for my liking. I think it weighs 45 grams?? I have another motor at 19 grams that I use in a plane that is similar weight, which makes the other plane go vertical with ease! I don't want this plane to go vertical. I would like it to be a trainer for people who show some interest.

I haven't flown one, but from what I see in the FliteTest video it can be very wobbly, which I don't quite like. I'd prefer something like a NutBall if I'm going to let bypassers fly.

 

[Tritium]

I haven't flown one, but from what I see in the FliteTest video it can be very wobbly, which I don't quite like. I'd prefer something like a NutBall if I'm going to let bypassers fly.

The absolutely safest Plane Model for a "bypasser" to fly is the OPP.

Thurmond

 

[earthsciteach]

What is the rating on the motor? Looks 400 classish?

 

[Lemuel]

What is the rating on the motor? Looks 400 classish?

Not sure. 930 kv is all I know. The nut ball is on the list for a friend..

 

[Lemuel]

Hi folks, finished the twin twirl and used a smaller motor and 2s 800mah battery. Here is a video of a short hop today. I love flying this thing. it is fantastic. Mine almost flies with rudder only. Thinking about a smaller one for indoor. I tried a different prop on this flight and it didn't do well at all. Back to the slow fly prop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGJ4IHNNRQM