BEGI Prototype #2 Flies
Here's BEGI-2. 14.9 ounces RTF.
Himaxx 2812-850, APC 10x4.7 SF, Phoenix 10, TP 1320 3S1P ProLites.
16" aerobalsa 1.5" blades, 3" solder in tip LE, a little positive twist in the blades.
Ground handling now acceptable, the key is very rigid main gear. Will make a change from the photo, the current second strut was just a quick hack to prove the idea.
Flight is execellent like the other BEGI. Adjusted a few angles including the engine thrust line. At half throttle you can pretty much fly with aileron and
elevator. Improved the rotor clearance as well. I think the couple rudder strikes I had on the other one are long gone.
This one is worth building. I copied the parts as I went along so plans should not be hard. If you want to build it's mostly G3PO parts. The only odd sized wood parts are two pieces of 10mm x 5mm spruce. I cut down 1/2 by 1/4 on the table saw.
I purposely designed the main chassis to be laser cut, perhaps the kit of this one will be a little easier to build in terms of chassis.
I will post when I have the drawings available.
mickey