mrjdstewart
Legendary member
hi ...
tried to fly my most used glider yesterday,a modified simple soarer ,which has flown perfectly well for over 12 months
trying out a new wing and was not anticipating any real problems.
but it was not to be :
using a folding prop on a plane like that, with the battery mounted on top is looking for trouble. works fine until you lower throttle and the blades fold back like they are supposed to, then you throttle back up and you catch them on your battery or your nose. the motor cant spin, or more likely the prop loosens and spins off. notice all gliders that use folding props have a nice round, smooth surface that the prop spins around. this is for a reason. you need to the prop to fold, but also to be able to open back up on throttle.
good luck,
me