Mike Bell Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 My Liddle Gee indoor flyer was getting a bit tired (tired of banging into other planes, walls, floors etc) so I thought I would knock up a simple depron job to make use of the Spektrum micro gear and geared brushed motor. A flying wing design was the simplest option so after a couple of evenings I came up with the design below. It flies a treat, weighs around 30g ready to fly and is quite aerobatic. It is quite pitch sensitive but will loop very tightly and fly very slowly. It's always nice when a simple knock-up job works so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_B Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Nice job Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bell Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 I'm so pleased with the way this plane performs I've blinged it up a bit. There is a noticeable interaction between c of g location and reflex angle such that if you have a forward c of g with more reflex it will fly very slowly (but zooms if you open the throttle) but I prefer a slightly more rearward c of g with very little reflex which gives a more neutral feel. My latest experiment, as yet untried in flight, is to add another servo. This means I can plug it into the aileron output of the receiver and do away with the devious mixing between the rudder and aileron outputs which I previously had to do to get elevon control. It also means I can add rudder. Just waiting for a chance to try it out. Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bell Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Flew the modified version today and it was really good. The rudder allows tighter turns so although not essential it was worth doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 That's interesting Mike, simple to build but clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bell Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thanks Colin. Simple is always good. Another flyer at my local indoor session has also made one that seems to fly just as well which gives me some added confidence in the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bell Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 My friend Bob managed to film a bit of video last weekend. Flying fairly tamely here so he could follow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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