The I'm going out flying thread 2016
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BalsaDust
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Calling it the Edge44
This is just the Edge that @Goofy designed shrunk down to a 44" span.
Here are the specs.
Span 44"
Lentgh 40"
Wieght 35oz or less
Wing area 453 sq in
motor 3542 900kv
ESC 50 amp
battery 2200mah 3S 30C lipo
Servos Tork 1811 on rons and solar D658 in the tail.
CG 4.25" from LE of root rib
So the build is pretty straight forward and on V2 I will document every step of the build. On to how it flys.
Its freaking sweet. harriers are nice and smooth and inverted is pretty well locked in in my opinion. Hoooovers awesome wants to torque roll. I think it could stand to have a little more aileron authority in a hover but there is plenty there when flying around. Elevator is more than effective was able to pretty much get it to rotate around the wing at WOT and full up elevator. KE I'm getting dialed in but it does it great. Very small amount of roll back to the belly and tending to want to pull to the canopy. A little on the nose heavy side at first but after cutting 1/4" off the nose so I could recess the motor all the way back and not need small standoffs that got better. Think it could stand to be a little further aft but I can play with the battery location some more. Rolls aren't quite axial. Have checked and I'm getting even travel up and down on both rons so I guess I will need to add a little differential into them.
I built this with a 1/4" fuse and carbon arrow shaft trying to keep the weight down trying to keep the wing loading down. After flying it I think the next one will get a 3/8" fuse and tube as the elevator is chasing the tail a bit in rolls.
Now for some videos
Maiden flight
Flight #2
Short inverted flight
After repairs and landing gear added
This is just the Edge that @Goofy designed shrunk down to a 44" span.
Here are the specs.
Span 44"
Lentgh 40"
Wieght 35oz or less
Wing area 453 sq in
motor 3542 900kv
ESC 50 amp
battery 2200mah 3S 30C lipo
Servos Tork 1811 on rons and solar D658 in the tail.
CG 4.25" from LE of root rib
So the build is pretty straight forward and on V2 I will document every step of the build. On to how it flys.
Its freaking sweet. harriers are nice and smooth and inverted is pretty well locked in in my opinion. Hoooovers awesome wants to torque roll. I think it could stand to have a little more aileron authority in a hover but there is plenty there when flying around. Elevator is more than effective was able to pretty much get it to rotate around the wing at WOT and full up elevator. KE I'm getting dialed in but it does it great. Very small amount of roll back to the belly and tending to want to pull to the canopy. A little on the nose heavy side at first but after cutting 1/4" off the nose so I could recess the motor all the way back and not need small standoffs that got better. Think it could stand to be a little further aft but I can play with the battery location some more. Rolls aren't quite axial. Have checked and I'm getting even travel up and down on both rons so I guess I will need to add a little differential into them.
I built this with a 1/4" fuse and carbon arrow shaft trying to keep the weight down trying to keep the wing loading down. After flying it I think the next one will get a 3/8" fuse and tube as the elevator is chasing the tail a bit in rolls.
Now for some videos
Maiden flight
Flight #2
Short inverted flight
After repairs and landing gear added
49dimes
Damn I'm hungry
Looking really good for this weekend! 104 is ready for duty Sir! @Madinpensacola you game? Foley or the "strip"??? Saturday? @DB4SPD will accompany me. We will also be heading out for Iron City early Friday morning next week for H-O-W.
Lets go huck some!
Lets go huck some!
Madinpensacola
70cc twin V2
Looking really good for this weekend! 104 is ready for duty Sir! @Madinpensacola you game? Foley or the "strip"??? Saturday? @DB4SPD will accompany me. We will also be heading out for Iron City early Friday morning next week for H-O-W.
Lets go huck some!
My entourage and I are heading to the scale fly-in in Irvington (Azalea City Modelers Assn) first thing Saturday morning.
Will be there from 8:00 to get the party started. Head on over. $10 registration gets lunch included. I think you usually eat lunch if I remember correctly. I bet a cheeseburger may just be available. 
The following Saturday is the big fly-in in Gulfport at MMRCC and then the NEXT weekend is HOW. Whew!!!
pawnshopmike
Staff member
ChickenBalls
"Cool Guy"
Ya'll staying Fri. night at the Farm, or heading back home?Looking really good for this weekend! 104 is ready for duty Sir! @Madinpensacola you game? Foley or the "strip"??? Saturday? @DB4SPD will accompany me. We will also be heading out for Iron City early Friday morning next week for H-O-W.
Lets go huck some!
BalsaDust
Moderator
I still playing with the whipit. Would like to find somewhere that had a little bit of a slope so I could try catching more thermals. Flying it this morning I changed my throw up and I feel I'm getting better altitude throwing it almost straight up. I know everything I have read says aim just slightly above the horizon into the wind but I'm not getting as much that way.
pawnshopmike
Staff member
Straight up has worked well for me. At least in my back yard. Might be different with a breezy slope.
Xpress
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I need to get another Rascal, I loved mine. Had an electric conversion done on it.