Concorde
Art Hobby Sky
Terry
2.0 1.1 1.0
Seeker
Wild Thing
Koleos-E
Aero Ace
All planes…
Radio-Control Airplanes
 Carbon tubes clamped with tape and weights |
 0.7 oz glass 3M77'd to a ziploc bag... |
 ...cut to shape from paper templates... |
 ...dipped into epoxy spread on a mirror. |
 Yuk, the ziploc dissolved out! |
 Aramid lashing, nosectomy |
 Battery access; motor glued, ESC taped |
 Front |
 Top, prop folded |
 Overview |
 Side, prop folded |
 Top, prop unfolded |
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On a nose-in, the battery smashed through the plywood
bulkhead and into the (stock) Kontronik Rondo ESC soldered
to the back of the motor. Finally beyond repair, the
nose was sawn off and replaced with two carbon tubes
supported with fiberglass cloth. The battery now slides
in below the motor, and is restrained by a rubber band
attached to the forward wing dowel.
The speed 480 motor and Jeti JES 250 ESC were salvaged from the Manta. Climb is about the same as with a speed 400 and conventional nose. Glide slope suffers surprisingly little at low speeds. On landing, the nose scoop collected less snow than I expected. (Two years later, I find these construction techniques amusingly naive. But it flew!) |
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