Thanks 😀 I have tried to keep this build as simple as possible, it has taken me a long time as I have been working on other projects. I now need some nice weather to get out and fly...
The wing is covered in ordinary 50mm white parcel tape, the trick is to carefully plan out how you are going to apply it and when laid use an old credit card and hot air gun on low heat and to smooth out any wrinkles.I have only flown it so far in winds under 15 mph. You can fly it in higher winds as others have done on YT, to get the most out of it you would need to add some more weight to the nose. By comparison I regularly fly my quads in 25 mph+ winds as they weigh 600g they can deal with the higher wind speed.
Yes, I just used parcel tape and smoothed out with a warm iron. I did experiment with laminating film, however I found the foam would deform when heated and there was a larger weight penalty compare to simple parcel tape :) .
are there any dimensions? eg 1) total length of fuselage, so one can determine how much of the boom to cut of 2) width and length of the elevons and the fixed outer surfaces. 3) how much deflection up of the elevons measured from flat bottom to lower trailing edge thanks in advance
1) total length of fuselage, so one can determine how much of the boom to cut off 485mm from nose to tail or the end of rudder is 135mm back from the fuse rear cut out For wing. Rudder is 125mm long at its base where it attaches to rear of fuse and has 2 x 3mm carbon rods For support and hot glued in place. 2) width and length of the elevons and the fixed outer surfaces. Elevons 220mm x 50mm, outer wing surfaces 185mm x 50mm (wing edge join) and 170mm x 48mm (outer edge and rounded edge). The outer wing surfaces are mounted using 26mm x 2mm carbon rods and hot glue. Wings are covered with 50mm white packing tape. 3) how much deflection up of the elevons measured from flat bottom to lower trailing edge deflection is 14mm up and 14mm down (this max at the moment) this is measured from outer edge relative to neutral. Extra info ... Wing spars are 4mm x 450mm and 28mm and 100mm back from leading edge, clip is in the middle. Servos are 47mm back from leading edge and 54mm away from fuse near the leading edge and 56mm away from the fuse at the trailing edge. Foam cut out at the nose and canopy was done with a Dremel and a Dremel Rotary Cutting Guide Multi Tool Attachment Kit HSS Router Drill Bit (if you have not done this before, practice on scrap piece 1st!). Canopy secured by 6 x Neodymium Disc Magnets 6x3mm cyno glue. Wing clip is a Plastic Safety Breakaway Bra 😊 Buckles Webbing 25mm Wide. See through RX cover is from a spare blade’s container for a box cutter, cut to size and by pure chance was the exact depth and width I chose to cut out for the RX and RP2040 zero voltage sensor. 😊
