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Backpackable Lighting EPP Wing
Cut up a perfect new Lighting EPP wing kit into 3 pieces for portability and to carry on my ebike. Was an experiment that worked out pretty well. Kit cost me about $20 so no loss if I failed. The wings are now very stiff, the new wing is lighter than my old one which I had embedded LEDs. I hold the wings together with a couple zip ties. Takes about 5 minutes to assemble it at the field.
All up weight with 64gram 800mah lipo is about 330grams. That includes metal spinner on folding props and a bigger 15amp ESC. The old wing really flaps its wings on a windy day but this wing is very rigid. CG is at 10cm from leading edge. I don't know how anyone can fly with it at the recommended 50mm. Perhaps it is 3D at that point and I can't fly 3D. It is powerful enough with a 3S lipo to move out pretty quick. I fly around at about 40% throttle. My maiden went ok but on the third flight the battery dropped out the bottom and I flew it down to a landing without any harm. Looked pretty funny flying with the battery hanging below by the wires. Guess that is the inevitable hazard with the battery hatch being on the bottom of the fuselage. The video is kind of long and drawn out and out of frame sometimes. Maiden plus one flight is at the end. My wife kindly videoed but in portrait mode. I was training her to video my flights but she has already lost interest so will have to self video in future flights. Very happy with how this wing turned out. I fly at a large university football field and it is perfect for that size field.
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Last edited by RightBrother; Oct 16, 2019 at 01:40 AM.
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