Next plane I'm going to get kitted

[pldaniels]

Here it is... finally.... there may still be some minor changes before the actual design is thrown to the laser cutters (perhaps a canard)...

http://www.pldaniels.com/flying/albums/balsawing-01/mpic00102.jpg

http://www.pldaniels.com/flying/albums/balsawing-01/mpic00103.jpg

http://www.pldaniels.com/flying/albums/balsawing-01/mpic00108.jpg

(notice the new GWS 8MSL+ receiver ... and of course the FullRiver 2S2200 lipo packs, seems to drive this beast well with the GWS 2205 motor/ESC pair)
http://www.pldaniels.com/flying/albums/balsawing-01/mpic00095.jpg

[osmium_192]

WOW NICE. the longer nose looks somewhat more proportionate to me now. (maybe it was the camera angle)

Good job.

Maybe you could do a little faring between the body and the wing to smooth out the lines. (isnt it late over where you are.... 3AM!!!! (but then what am i doing up at 1am...))

Owen

[dingo]

Looks neat Paul , you shaw are a prolific builder- designer . I see a lot of people are disgarding the elevator on their P-cats & running elevons & say they fly just as well . Maybe worth a try .

[pldaniels]

Morning guys.... *just* woke up at 11H30... that's what I get for going to bed at 3am.

I've started a thread for the pusher-jet thingy here

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=473563

[osmium_192]

WOW is that tape i see on top of the terminals of the 12V lead acids? :D

Removing the elevator is pretty simple for cats since the elevator has a short moment so its original stabilising effect was minimal, thus if it flies as a cat its likely to already be trimmed out as a wing. If you make it a wing it will look pretty slick. :cool:

got it flying yet? or will do later today.

Love to hear about it

Owen

[pldaniels]

Owen,

Yep, that's tape on them alright. It's to stop me accidently dropping a screwdriver across the terminals etc. While the cells may be technically "Dead" (hence why I use them for lead weights ;) ) I don't like to take the risk.

If I get the canard version worked out after this, i'll be dropping the hstab, for now though I'm trying to get started with a stable platform and then work out from there.

Flying will happen in an hour or two - right now the day-star is a bit strong and it might cause the skin of the pilot to peel off.

Paul.

[osmium_192]

LOL ok.

A canard design will look REAL SLICK on that wing. Probably will need a longer nose again, but will look great.

Good luck on flight

Owen

[pldaniels]

Okay, as some of you have already heard, the plane flew very well today, except in the last 4 seconds... where it again plunged to its death.

I've pretty much decided that it's the fault of the v-tail mixer, so I've removed that and subsequently have lost my ability to have flaps :(

After crying over the coffee machine for a bit, I put the jigsaw puzzle back together and it's now sitting on my bench awaiting tommorow's 4th flight.

http://www.pldaniels.com/flying/skunk-001.jpg