ORIGINAL: da Rock
Jeez, Dick, that is a geogeous little model. Is that one of your designs? It's quite interesting that it appears to have quite a lot of tail for the wing area, and that tail has quite a moment. Interesting. What drove that choice of layout?
The camera angle is skewing the relative wing/tail size - but actually the model is an ARF from CZECH Republic- about 8 years old.
a fibreglass pod n boom and balsa fram covered in heat shrink monofilimant
It's as good a rudder /elev setup as any I have ever flown
mainly due to extremely low wing loading. Ichanged out the brushed motor for the outrunner (CDrom) andthe battery/motor weight savings provided the ballistic climb-just like a old competition free flight 1/2 A but MUCH faster climb.and the vertical is amost hands off! It thermals easily- the radio - a 6100 DSM2 rx and servos weigh 6+6+4 grams
It is amazing what can now be done with small models -
I bought a VAPOR (Horizon Hobby) 16 grams all up and my son flies it for the kids to watch- fully areobatic - rudder / elev- and slow speed -likely 3-4 mph is all that is required for good flying- stunning performance
That thing is a result of "microfilm" design and a 3 gram 2.4 radio-
And to think -all the time I spent on sanding and doping and etc...