Flying Wing -- 76" wingspan -- Maiden Flight Today
I built a 76 inch flying wing based upon the Northrop N9M. Scratch-built. The wing weighs 3 lbs 1 oz. It is powered by two Speed 400 motors (pusher configuration), two BECs and an 8 cell 2400 mAh battery pack. It will fly for 8 minutes at full power and about 12 - 14 minutes with throttle management.
Today was its maiden flight. Winds were out of the east at 15 mph gusting to over 20 and the wing flew great. No noticeable adverse yaw.
Many improvements learned with my first two wings (96 inch, single .46 size engine pusher version and 48 inch single engine electric) were incorporated into this wing. The elevons are longer and I have learned to build wings in such a way that most of the heavy stuff will fit into the nose.
Time to get some stick time on this plane while we design and build the 14 foot wing for Toledo 2004.
Jeff