sxates

There is no lower wing anymore, the photos above are from earlier versions of the plane. As I posted before, the final version has a removed lower wing, and slightly extended upper wing. I found this to have the best performance characteristics.

The other issue with putting the motors on the lower wing is that they will be hitting both the ground, and the top propellers

W.A.S.P.S-Flyer

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clovus

but then wouldn't you increase the chance of two props stiking each other?

clovus

Oops,

Disregard my stupid post. I didn't check the second page of this thread.[X(]

msim

Hey, I'm thinking about making an Aero Ace quad plane.
Any tips on successfully achieving good results?

sxates

Not really You can replicate what I did, but mine isn't necessarily the best solution. You'll just have to experiment a bit. My plane looks like a mess because of all the changes I've made.

Neurotex

sxates, about how many hours of flight time do have using that
quad motor set up?

sxates

Flight time is pretty much the same as the standard AA, about 15 minutes.

sxates

Just realized you might be asking how many hours I've used it, not what the battery life is. I think It's probably been in the air for 3 hours or so. I really haven't messed with it in the last few months.

msim

Like others have asked, would it be smart too put the other 2 propellers on the bottom wing? (If you had a new one to test on)

sxates

I need to post a more recent photo of the plane--My final solution has the lower wing removed, and the upper wing extended by an inch or 2. So there's not a bottom wing to attach them to anymore The other issue is that the props on the lower wing will strike the ground, and your hand. There's also not a real good mounting location on the lower wing--if I remember right, the props would be angled a bit down. Mounting all 4 on the top wing seems to be the best solution. Don't let that stop you from trying it though

msim

Instead of buying 2 plans and gutting the electronics out of one and putting them into another,
couldnt you just buy 1 and then buy the elctronics from aeroacemods.com and put the bottom wing, make it 1.5" long and connect it to the top wing?
It would save some money and you dont have to ruin a perfect aero ace in the proccess.

sxates

I don't see why not. But adding up the cost of the parts of aeroacemods gives me $34 + shipping, for a $35 plane. Easy enough just to buy 2 planes at the store--then you get a spare tail and transmitter too

Remember that with this mod you'll have 2 batteries to charge, so that second transmitter comes in handy so you can charge them both at the same time.

msim

Yeah, It makes sense to buy two and get a spare tail and transmitter.
btw, you can email them and buy the AA internals ,put together, for $19
but, it seems like you have a good point.