BTW, for spinner mounting on the STA, I used a GWS prop adaptor. On the Rearwin, I replaced the 1811 shaft with a LPS drive shaft. Saves a bit of weight and allows the rubber spinner to be used. A section of heatshrink tubing over the 2mm shaft allows IPS spinners to fit. I don't think I'd try this on 3s as you can see the rear of the spinner expand at WOT.

Dan

Just finished
From Walt Moony peanuts plans
Aircoupe semi scale.
WS:40cm
weight:68g
UH 5 g motor
2 UH 3,7 g servos
10A UH esc
BA 5 ch receiver(with home made loaded antenna)
200 mAh 2s battery
All home made frame and spoked wheels..
Covered with paper
Waiting for maiden..hope it fly...(CG is ok...)
Ago

Something a bit different from me

Almost completed, designed for 3D flight, with 240mm rotor diameter, collective pitch, 120 ccpm swash and shaft driven tail.
AUW should be about 55g with 10g motor(using cf shaft), 3s180mAh battery pack and 6A ESC.
More details here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=871709

Here is a quick video of my HyperX with the 10 gram outrunner. Has plenty of power with a 3 cell lipo.

HyperX Conversion (2 min 12 sec)

Here's my offering :-

500 mm span delta with KF airfoil
AUW 75g wing loading about 2 oz /sq ft
Motor Indoor flyer 9g brushless 5x3 GWS prop
ESC Indoor flyer 6A
Rx GWS Pico 4ch
Servos 3 x Indoor flyer 4g
Battery x 2 1S full river 250 MAh

CG 52% - 10% ahead of mean aerodynamic centre
Moved to 48% after flight tests

Airframe from 3mm depron with balsa spars no CF reinforcement, but the fin might need it

I'm using two separate cells to make up a 2S pack so that I can use then on their own on other models.

First flight was very hairy the model was ultra sensitive in pitch. Now moving CG to 48% by moving batteries forward. Also found it needs more down thrust

Regards Terry

Terry,

I think she'll fly! Looks like she should be quite a floater. I think that is very clever with the two seperate cells. I think i will try that. Maximum flexibility!!


Bill

2oz/sqft WOW! fly sweet for sure
Elevator or elevons?
Does she have a keel?
Step appears tapered, height at center?
Thanks for sharing

Gramps

Yes it has a keel 10 mm at the front widening to 40 at the rear with quite a bit of the rudder area underneath the wing.
Control is via elevons mixed at the trnasmitter.

The step is at 50% chord and is 14mm at the root tapering to 3mm at the tip.

The weather hasn't cooperated so no moment of truth yet.

Regards

Terry

Here's an other one :

24" Cessna 170 kit from Guillows

AUW: 85g

5,5g Brushless motor with 5030 prop
2,4g MPS Rec
5g ESC
2 x 2,8g servos
2S 250 mA.h lipo pack

Nose is held by mean of magnets

Wings can be removed for transport and are linked ogether by rubber bands.

I've begun to make this kit in .... 2003 and finlly finished it in 2008 after 5 years in a box!

It flies very well indoor.

She looks really nice!
I should build mine!!!

Randy

That 85g weight is good to see. I have a 5g brushless and I was starting to wonder how much model this thing could tug around.

Thank you, Randy

I would not recommend a guillows kit as the wood is heavy. I think that easy built models are lighter and thus more adequate to an RC conversion, and furthermore, they have plenty of nice models.


Danrc: Normally, the thrust is 70g with this prop, so it's ok. My plane cruises at half throttle.

10g brushless motor
5" GWS prop
2S 250 mAH Lipo
Plan enlarge from micropitts design for RFFS system
2X 3.6g servos

This is a Golden Age Reproduction kit converted to RC. 30" wing, AUW 5oz. BA 3.6 servos, FLightpower 2s 350ma 18c Lipo. Carbon fiber rod sprung landing gear. Flies nice. Rudder to enter turns and aileron to pick the low wing on exiting. Normally cruises at 1/2 throttle with a trimmed GWS 7035. Motor sharft was replaced with a GWS IPS shaft to allow the spinner. Funtional cooling inlet and exhaust. A calm evening flier.

U.S.U.L. I'm not a heli guy at all. But you never cease to amaze me. That thing is friggin sweet! I can't wait to see a video.