looking to make a preferably sub-250g long range motorglider type plane
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looking to make a preferably sub-250g long range motorglider type plane; roughly 600-700mm wingspan I’m guessing (I feel like that’d be the max for a basswood and foam built plane after considering batteries and electronics)
currently have a single sheet of foam, 5 1/16x3x24” basswood sheets, and random sheets of cardboard I have if that’d even manage to be helpful for my case, been trying to math it out tho for months and never really got to a consistently reasonable place
(yes I know, it should be simpler and more stable and trainer-like and foamy but I tend to challenge myself way further than I really should anyways)
edit: long-range being 30mins flight time or so maybe more maybe less, idk I was thinking of just making a mini switchblade-style drone for portability but that’s complicated and I don’t wanna get sued by aerovironment or put on a watchlist soooooo
currently have a single sheet of foam, 5 1/16x3x24” basswood sheets, and random sheets of cardboard I have if that’d even manage to be helpful for my case, been trying to math it out tho for months and never really got to a consistently reasonable place
(yes I know, it should be simpler and more stable and trainer-like and foamy but I tend to challenge myself way further than I really should anyways)
edit: long-range being 30mins flight time or so maybe more maybe less, idk I was thinking of just making a mini switchblade-style drone for portability but that’s complicated and I don’t wanna get sued by aerovironment or put on a watchlist soooooo
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tbh yes i know it’s illegal in the usa to do bvlos activities but I’d like to have the ability to if it does manage to be legal eventually