ORIGINAL: Neurotex
unbelievably? hey, I have faith!
Hope you get the RX squared away. I found that too much of a motor angle
causes a tail spin and the canard is sufficient enough for lift on the smaller
versions.
I think I may have solved the lift problem by adding spoiler flaps to the
trailing edges. Lengthening the bridge also helped quite a bit. It seemed
that the larger and heavier the plane became the more top surface resistance
it needed to keep it aloft.
It now flys very well with the 10 grams of weight but she's pretty beat up
so I'll have to build another one. It actually flies better with the wing tips
down. (can't figure out why either)
i should've had faith too!
i didnt think it was going to fly cause i figured i was going to end up with some terrible prop torque issues, but even though there's 0 degrees left or right thrust, prop torque didnt seem to be an issue at all (just the oversized, over deflecting rudder!). the soldering iron is warming up right now so i can try to fix the RX.
what i find interesting about the Flings design is that most flying wings have at least some amount of reflex in the LE and TE to give it some stability. the fling doesnt have either and is still quite stable, i'm guessing its got something to do with the dihedral mated up to the anhedral of the wing tips (though anhedral usually creates a less stable craft). interesting that the larger it gets the more reflex it seems to need, at least on the TE side. i think having the wingtips down more would help stability, acting as a rudder of sorts.
nick