It's been almost two years since I destroyed my last Versa Wing. It was a pusher and I managed to fold the wings on it, it was a pretty spectacular event. Since then, I started to build a Blunt Nose Versa, but scrapped the whole thing after I found out my Turnigy 2200 mAh 3S1P LiPo's wouldn't fit inside the blunt nose. You can put them in there, but you can't close the battery hatch door all the way. I think others have stated that without FPV gear in it, it still needs nose weight to balance out with a 2200 as well. So, I decided to try and make a wing that corrects those issues. For this concept, I scaled up the fuselage of the Pun Jet, made it a lot wider, and then cut it to fit the center wing section of the Blunt Nose. Here is what I have so far.
It is 95% complete. I'm hoping to maiden it this weekend sometime. There are some tweaks that will be needed to strengthen up the nose section a bit. Just wondering if there is any interest out there for me to make plans available for this mod?
UPDATE 6-15-2015
No maiden yet, but the weather report for tomorrow is looking good. I've figured out the CG (based on the BNV CG location) with a pair of 4S 1300 mAh nano techs.
I'm a little dissapointed that my 3S 2200 mAh battery seems to be slightly tail heavy with the battery all the way up in the nose. Oh well, I was planning on making a completely new wing design anyway. After I see how it flies with the 2 1300's I may try the 2200 anyway.
Here shee is all buttoned up and ready for the maiden (hopefully tomorrow).
UPDATE 6-16-2015
Well the maiden of the Mashup was a...SMASHUP! :black_eyed:
Just a dumb mistake on my part trying to rush the maiden over my lunch break, but man the weather was perfect for it. Flight only lasted about 20 seconds though. My initial trim up on the elevons was way to much and uneven. It started to climb and roll to the left instantly. I managed to almost level off at about 50 feet but then it just started to spin in. I cut power and tried to get it straight be she piled in nose first pretty hard. That's why they call it Flite TEST, right?
It's repairable and I'm hoping to have it back in the air this week yet.
UPDATE 6-18-2015 #1
Repairs are done and it's ready to fly once again.
UPDATE 6-16-2015 #2
During my pre-flight check tonight I found my *BIG* mistake from the maiden flight. Ailerons were reversed. Total brain fart, because I checked them at least twice before I flew it. I got it all sorted out before I went to the field. I'm happy to report that Keegan and i both put a battery through it and it came home in one piece.
I think that it flies pretty well right now. I should have some video up for it sometime tonight. It looks pretty cool in the air too.
There is one change that I need to make. It needs bigger vertical stabilizers and they really need to stick down below the wing a little as well. I will get that change done and report back after another test flight. If I can keep it in one piece, I'll bring it along to Flite Fest.
It is 95% complete. I'm hoping to maiden it this weekend sometime. There are some tweaks that will be needed to strengthen up the nose section a bit. Just wondering if there is any interest out there for me to make plans available for this mod?
UPDATE 6-15-2015
No maiden yet, but the weather report for tomorrow is looking good. I've figured out the CG (based on the BNV CG location) with a pair of 4S 1300 mAh nano techs.
I'm a little dissapointed that my 3S 2200 mAh battery seems to be slightly tail heavy with the battery all the way up in the nose. Oh well, I was planning on making a completely new wing design anyway. After I see how it flies with the 2 1300's I may try the 2200 anyway.
Here shee is all buttoned up and ready for the maiden (hopefully tomorrow).
UPDATE 6-16-2015
Well the maiden of the Mashup was a...SMASHUP! :black_eyed:
Just a dumb mistake on my part trying to rush the maiden over my lunch break, but man the weather was perfect for it. Flight only lasted about 20 seconds though. My initial trim up on the elevons was way to much and uneven. It started to climb and roll to the left instantly. I managed to almost level off at about 50 feet but then it just started to spin in. I cut power and tried to get it straight be she piled in nose first pretty hard. That's why they call it Flite TEST, right?
It's repairable and I'm hoping to have it back in the air this week yet.
UPDATE 6-18-2015 #1
Repairs are done and it's ready to fly once again.
UPDATE 6-16-2015 #2
During my pre-flight check tonight I found my *BIG* mistake from the maiden flight. Ailerons were reversed. Total brain fart, because I checked them at least twice before I flew it. I got it all sorted out before I went to the field. I'm happy to report that Keegan and i both put a battery through it and it came home in one piece.
I think that it flies pretty well right now. I should have some video up for it sometime tonight. It looks pretty cool in the air too.
There is one change that I need to make. It needs bigger vertical stabilizers and they really need to stick down below the wing a little as well. I will get that change done and report back after another test flight. If I can keep it in one piece, I'll bring it along to Flite Fest.
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