Timmy
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ok like paint stirrers in the middle or a full blown wooden spar?
VR-1.1 Lutra - My First Design (second now) - Build Log
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Ranger_107
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I bet it will still fly fine, just maybe put it on 4s?
and just paint stirrers on the parts that are most likely to snap.
and just paint stirrers on the parts that are most likely to snap.
Timmy
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don't have a 4 s battery.
Ranger_107
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then a 3s should work.
Timmy
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I hope so.
Timmy
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dilemma partially solved: I'll have a wing box because i want something special to go inside and because it will shorten the fuse's height.
The spar will pass just above the power pod but the wing will have to be cut a bit
Timmy
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Wait....why don't i just have the power pod stick out a bit to reduce the size of my plane!?! boom! Imma gonna do that tomorrow though.
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Looks good! Really not sure how to fix that issue...
Timmy
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do you think the wings could be joined with a box around the power pod?
Monte.C
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Yep. It's good to start with the largest and most basic parameters first, like size and style of aircraft and purpose, then work within those parameters. I designed my Stick to be clean & simple and a direct path to successful flight, and to streamline the build process. It was simple enough that I thought I might not be impressed in the end, but I fell in love with it.
I would honestly just make the wing a little higher to clear the power pod.
quorneng
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Timmy
My suggestion would be to build the wing, then make a motor pod with an underside that exactly fitted the top surface of the wing and simply glue it on. The motor pod would also sort of act a partial dihedral brace.
I did thus on my scratch built 'push pull' which has a very similar layout to yours but has two motors in tandem.
You can see the spar running through the motor pod.
Of course it makes it a 'one piece' plane (nothing is removable) but it is light and strong. It was built in 2012 and it is still going strong.
My suggestion would be to build the wing, then make a motor pod with an underside that exactly fitted the top surface of the wing and simply glue it on. The motor pod would also sort of act a partial dihedral brace.
I did thus on my scratch built 'push pull' which has a very similar layout to yours but has two motors in tandem.
You can see the spar running through the motor pod.
Of course it makes it a 'one piece' plane (nothing is removable) but it is light and strong. It was built in 2012 and it is still going strong.
Monte.C
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Timmy
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Alright I've come up with this:
The power pod has a cut-out so it'll fit over the spar. The wing will have to be cut though. I didn't want to cut the power pod to fit the wing too, because at that point it probably wouldn't be strong enough to go in any other planes.
The power pod has a cut-out so it'll fit over the spar. The wing will have to be cut though. I didn't want to cut the power pod to fit the wing too, because at that point it probably wouldn't be strong enough to go in any other planes.
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Flyingshark
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If you're really planning on moving this pod between planes, then you should probably reinforce the area above the cutout with some skewers or popsicle sticks so it doesn't bend when you push the pod into the fuse of something like the spitfire.
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