i finally got my mosquito to fly
i had to gut my new AA for its RX, as my old XTwin RXs wernt working so well with my AAs transmitter. but, its flying well now. good things come to those who wait! i got a short video of it, but i need to find a place to post it. will do that later tonight.
also, i started on a project that i've been wanting to try for some time now, a single motor+actuator plane with the AAs equipment. i built a Square 9, a Billy Stiltner design, made for LRF equipment. its heavier than i was expecting at first, at 1.5 grams, but i shaved it down some afterwards. i then took my AAs RX and removed the charging sockets and the switch, i'll probably remove the charging diode as well, and if i can find an SMD replacement, i'll take out the big electrolyte cap. doing all this will bring the weight of the RX down to a meager .9 grams(without wires)! as of right now, its at 1.2grams (without wires).
i wound a little actuator, pretty light, as it doesnt register on my 0.1g resolution scale, i found a short can 6mm motor, and will try to use my 60mah lipo. so far, my AUW is at 6.2 grams, pretty darn good, in fact thats my lightest plane so far. i need to do some extra wireing to get one motor to work, adding a couple resistors here and there, and then hoping i did it all right and it works
i spent many hours working on the electronics last night and i was having issues the entire time, so i had to step away for a bit. but, as soon as i get the resistors i need, i'll try it again. probably some time tonight.
anyway, the plane has over 23 square inches of wing area, and with a weight of only 6.2 grams, it should be slow enough for the living room. if it doesnt turn sharp enough, i'll just make a larger rudder. the picture i attatched is with the AAs motor, and with a lot of excess wire on the 60mah cell. i replaced the larger gage wire on the lipo with much smaller gauge, it brought the weight down considerably. i also added a couple Adobe files to my 3view post above, the Square 9, and the XPlank. i havent built the plank yet, but its a good flyer from what i've heard
nick