Originally Posted by
Collins_0711
Hi David,
Thanks for the insight! I think I'm really leaning towards doing one of the Nanorare's, right now. Any idea on time frame for the kit? Maybe you need a third party "tester" to build up the first kit?
I believe I saw, in one of the build threads, where you were scaling the fuselage, slightly up from the wing, in order to accommodate the motor & radio gear. How did that work out?
I have all the scaled plans downloaded, but it'd be great if you could send over the different fuselage plans.
Thanks for all the help & insight. I'm sure you'll be sick of my questions once I get this build going....
James
Hi James,
time frame for the Nano is
next in line, at least for a proto. At the moment I'm in the throws of putting some other kits together for shipping so I'm maxed out spare time wise.
That said, it should be doable to have one or two protos (for revision) done some time this summer (probably July). There is really one main aspect that I'd like to refine through the proto build which is the canopy area. There are several ways to skin the cat as it were and it would be nice to find a
best way to do this especially for the electric version which will make regular use of the removable canopy.
The assymetric scaling of the fuse and flying surfaces is also something I'd like to explore so yes, the proto will have a slightly larger fuse than a 1:1 scale down would have. The wing could be made with a constant scaled down root chord but could have between 48" and 52" in span depending on how much the framed up model ends up weighing. The proto will have a 44.5" fuse with a 49" span 410 squares wing. This area could increase slightly (about 430 squares) by adding 3" to the span. That said, I'm pretty optimistic and feel the model will come in at a good weight but the 4s lipo capacity will be the biggest variable.
If you get your build going before the proto is ready, I'll be happy to offer any insight I may have to your build. Otherwise, I'd be grateful to have your thoughts on a proto build. Refinments and suggestions from a third party are always helpful.
David