New project... Boredom is a curse... Lol

[Boots Whirlygig]

Ye shall be named Tenacious rifleman btx! How much smaller, and are you using same P-38 power? :pop

[rifleman_btx]

This one is a 4' wingspan. So I'm looking at going with 3s power. I'm hoping with the smaller motors I can mount them in the rear and keep a respectable CG setup. So far it seems to be working.

[rifleman_btx]

Getting close

[mr.frankenjet]

looking good, keep up the good work !

[rifleman_btx]

Now it's a waiting game for parts

[rifleman_btx]

Good news! Power system is installed! Just a couple more pieces and she's ready to test also added a crow mix for the drag rudders

[rifleman_btx]

Elevons and drag rudders are set up. Pics and video to come

[rifleman_btx]

https://youtu.be/KaogwCPmFZE

[rifleman_btx]

Question of the day is, hand launch, or throw the gear under it :D

[RRHandy]

Looks good. :Cool:

[rifleman_btx]

Thanks will see if it makes it to the air today. It's cg is set to what the flying wing calculator says so hopefully we see success

[Dewey H Lee]

Hey rifleman is she up and away. Hope your still at the field wringing it out. Got my fingers crossed for a successful report.:Cool::Cool:

[mr.frankenjet]

Gear ads weight and wings land well as belly landers. You could make a launch cart for it to fly off from and belly land it if you have a little pavement to roll off . If you decide to hand launch mix a a few mm's of up ele to launch as wings tend to dip before they get on step. I use the spring trainer switch so I can dump it quickly with one hand as I throw with the other.

good luck !

[rifleman_btx]

Hand launch i can't get enough elevator to get it flying. Doesn't dive but just doesn't have the elevator in time to lift her off

[crankestein]

I saw a few YT videos where the guy had some kind of a rail take off platform. He built it at an angle and the wing would shoot straight up in the air.

Your project seems very good, for now its a C until you make it fly, pending a possible A, and if you land it with no scrapes is a 100% and a cookie.


Kudos my friend, I leave the building to others, I do the flying and crashing...

[mr.frankenjet]

Maybe with the down thrust angle it would be necessary to add additional "launch up-trim" till she gets on step. Also ck the cg is on w zagi method . Keep on keeping on, kudos for taking this on yet again. Happy landings.

[rifleman_btx]

Will do

[rifleman_btx]

Also think my battery I'm using doesn't have the capacity to run both motors as one slows down rapidly after only a couple seconds running. So I'm gonna look at better battery size and c rate

[OV10]

Also think my battery I'm using doesn't have the capacity to run both motors as one slows down rapidly after only a couple seconds running. So I'm gonna look at better battery size and c rate

Rifleman......that statement just :Confused:me. If you are running both motors (ESC's paralleled) with one battery, how does only one motor slow down :Thinking:

[rifleman_btx]

I'm not sure what it is. I've already changed out one of the escs still did the same, unless I have a motor going out