mark hadden Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Hi guys and gals, Heres a video of my scale microlight project ive been working on for the last five or six years, Ive wanted to build a scale microlight since I was a lad and finally got round to doing it Controls are just as a real one would be and steered, slowed/sped up by weightshift and descend/ascend by throttle. hope you like it Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 04/10/2015 17:53:31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtom39 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Excellent. That was great work. I think Messers Ashby should contact you to do a build review and a plan for the RCM & E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Saroli Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Mark you micro light is so unreal but real, I dint thing it was possible! love the head movement the camera filming the cow looking up ,i have flown a micro light and that is EXATLEY what you do to fly it, I want one please tell us more What size is it what motor you are using what wing span is it and more. please share it with us Just like the autogyro you design needs to be in RCME full 10 pages or more review, that t would be a one hell of a read Keep it up Buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john melia 1 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks for embedding that video john And thanks for the nice comments guys The wingspan is just under 2 meters and the motor is a 960kv brushless outrunner,The pilots head is turned by the rudder stick which is on a y lead to the front wheel aswell,The pilots head can be removed by a screw amd replaced by a camera mount for a pilots view Ill post some pictures later on of the detailsRegards, mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 sorry I dont seem to be able to embed these videos Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 04/10/2015 17:55:14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Saroli Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Mark please give us More More and More details Not sure but I thing you need to copy and paste the ulr when you upload you album or something like that and it comes up as LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avtur Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Excellent ... so realistic, the head and hand movement is terrific. From the inflight view over the pilots head its hard to tell it isn't 'real' and from the wingtip camera the only slight give away is the lack of a Rotax or similar power plant but again the movements are so realistic Well done sir - quite brilliant !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Saroli Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I been following Antonio Di Giacomo for years on his project but you have hit the nail bang on the head **LINK** MORE please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Flea Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Hello Mark, Brilliant video, keep up the good work. Any chance that you will release a plan or kit? I'd love one of those! Regards, Kieran, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 fantastic! I used to fly hanggliders & I love the little details like the battens, tip wands, etc. do you have any static pictures showing kingpost, etc? you just need to build an RC HG to aerotow with your tug now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Lol! Thanks for all the kind comments guys Funny you should say that cus im making a hang glider at the moment using the same wing, Im just pondering whether to make it powered, tow it or just chuck it off a cliff! Lol Im willing to help anyone who wants to make one of these just drop me a pm and ill send you my email. i built it for the love of rc models and my passion for microlights so not interested in making money off of it just a mention if using my design is all I ask ive already helped a four or five people make one of these and have enjoyed seing them fly from as far away as australia and the usa. when i started, a guy in the usa had been trying to build a realistic rc weightshift for 20 odd years and said weightshift couldnt be made efficient in model form so im very proud to of achieved that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 04/10/2015 17:56:51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Sorry for the failed links im so used to rc groups that this is all alien to me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john melia 1 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john melia 1 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Brilliant model by the way mark well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Fantastic work Mark. That is one well built Flexwing i never thought it was possible for a model one to fly so well keep up the great work Regards Weasel....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thank you guys for the comments im really flattered,Its still work in progress and will probably be a 'never ending' project so hopefully ill be able to make it better, if not the way it flies then I can definately so something with the aesthetics Cheers, mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclicscooby Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 That is sooooo sweet... Looks fantastic from the ground. One of the best 'scale' fly-bys i've ever seen... As for the aerial footage, totally awesome.... Luv Chrisie.. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Love the video and model.... John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 oh wow, thankyou so much I had a great fly with it this evening, took my wife and daughter with me to get some pics **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Ive noticed a few more of these popping up around the place and makes me feel very proud to get people into these fantastic aircraft Its very windy here atm but will hopefully get back up in the next few days to have some more fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 hi guys just thought id post my new video Edited By mark hadden on 04/10/2015 00:24:34 Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 04/10/2015 17:51:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bertram Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Just found this thread, not sure how I missed it. Brilliant work Mark, I used to have an old Pegasus XLR and I think you will excite a lot of people if the plans could be published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hadden Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 thanks Bob its great to get feedback off proper microlight pilots I would love to get it published in rcm&e, Plans would also be possible but would need to be rethought out due to most of my brackets being custom made out of titanium. I made a new video this morning while it was nice and still Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 04/10/2015 17:46:31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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