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Forum: Unusual R/C
01-11-2020, 04:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Today is windy, perfect for a test. I was getting...

Today is windy, perfect for a test. I was getting awesome horizontal performance and smooth transitions, but the vertical flight performance didn't impress me in the first test. So, did some further...
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-10-2020, 03:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Took this video to see how the active wings work...

Took this video to see how the active wings work during a flight. Windy day and the gyro compensation is pretty cool.



https://youtu.be/ITfSvbsX3nQ
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-10-2020, 03:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Took this video to see how the active wings work...

Took this video to see how the active wings work during a flight. Windy day and the gyro compensation is pretty cool.



https://youtu.be/ITfSvbsX3nQ
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-10-2020, 03:29 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Took this video to see how the active wings work...

Took this video to see how the active wings work during a flight. Windy day and the gyro compensation is pretty cool.



https://youtu.be/ITfSvbsX3nQ
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-10-2020, 03:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Took this video to see how the active wings work...

Took this video to see how the active wings work during a flight. Windy day and the gyro compensation is pretty cool.



https://youtu.be/ITfSvbsX3nQ
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-10-2020, 03:26 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Took this video to see how the active wings work...

Took this video to see how the active wings work during a flight. Windy day and the gyro compensation is pretty cool.



https://youtu.be/ITfSvbsX3nQ
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-10-2020, 03:25 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Took this video to see how the active wings work...

Took this video to see how the active wings work during a flight. Windy day and the gyro compensation is pretty cool.



https://youtu.be/ITfSvbsX3nQ
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-10-2020, 03:24 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Took this video to see how the active wings work...

Took this video to see how the active wings work during a flight. Windy day and the gyro compensation is pretty cool.



https://youtu.be/ITfSvbsX3nQ
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-10-2020, 03:23 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Took this video to see how the active wings work...

Took this video to see how the active wings work during a flight. Windy day and the gyro compensation is pretty cool.



https://youtu.be/ITfSvbsX3nQ
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-08-2020, 06:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Last two test flights for fine tuning. I...

Last two test flights for fine tuning. I re-designed the rear stabilizers in the first and additionally re-tuned the wings in the second flight. Both improvements made a huge difference in the...
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-07-2020, 02:52 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

This is the 10 min flight. Still have some minor...

This is the 10 min flight. Still have some minor issues, with flutter and balance. But overall it was a good flight. Used 90% of the battery, which puts the estimated maximum flight time to 11...
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-06-2020, 03:32 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

I re-built some parts of the unit due to some...

I re-built some parts of the unit due to some build errors. Re-tuned the unit and took it out. A much better flight. There is a little wing flutter when hovering and a little bit of wobble in turns....
Forum: Unusual R/C
01-05-2020, 07:09 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

This is the new unit that I built to reduce the...

This is the new unit that I built to reduce the weight and get a better hover performance. I used balsa, foam board and reduced the carbon fiber usage significantly but still used it for some...
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-30-2019, 04:33 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Testing the vertical capabilities of the unit....

Testing the vertical capabilities of the unit. One thing that I know it cannot do is fly backwards but everything other than that looks good. Tight maneuvers and sideways look successful. I am in the...
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-29-2019, 05:20 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

AT LAST +10 minute EDF VTOL unit!!! Decided to...

AT LAST +10 minute EDF VTOL unit!!! Decided to take it out for a longer flight to test the flight time and good thing I did. It used 1693mah for 5:20 minutes, which puts the estimated flight time...
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-29-2019, 09:32 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Revised the frame geometry and re-tuned for...

Revised the frame geometry and re-tuned for better horizontal stability and got a very good result. Most of this flight was to test the vertical capabilities that I have not really tested before. Not...
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-24-2019, 09:59 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

There are still lots of tests to be done. If I...

There are still lots of tests to be done. If I don't get a decent flight time in my eyes this is failed. In the last flight, the wings were extended further than the previous one, which gave me a...
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-23-2019, 06:36 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Much better handling and very easy to control....

Much better handling and very easy to control. One more thing to test is to apply a higher yaw compensation at lower attack angles and/or raise the CG just a little bit to see how it handles. There...
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-22-2019, 05:13 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Keeping on making further refinements to the...

Keeping on making further refinements to the design and parameters. This is the best flight so far. But unless something changes significantly the flight time will not be better than the prior units....
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-22-2019, 01:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

Maiden with wings installed. Problems: 1-...

Maiden with wings installed. Problems: 1- Immediate loss of yaw with the wind hitting from the side. So, my assumption that the new design would help with vertical flight didn't work. I need to work...
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-21-2019, 06:47 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

The first short hover test is with an old 1300mah...

The first short hover test is with an old 1300mah and the second test is with an older 2200mah battery. This is not bad. A little more powerful battery of the same weight should do it. The unit tends...
Forum: Unusual R/C
12-21-2019, 08:01 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

I tested the EasyVTOL concept with a unit...

I tested the EasyVTOL concept with a unit re-designed for propeller to see how much I can improve the flight time. I was at least hoping to get +10 minutes. It turned out to be a beauty after lots of...
Forum: Unusual R/C
11-16-2019, 02:52 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

The same flight, ground cam: ...

The same flight, ground cam:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-AXelKhWsk
Forum: Unusual R/C
11-15-2019, 01:10 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

At last my first easyVTOL aerial video. The old...

At last my first easyVTOL aerial video. The old unit didn’t let me get a proper aerial video with all malfunctions and problems. The new unit did it for me.



At around 2 minute mark I switch...
Forum: Unusual R/C
11-14-2019, 06:45 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,439
Posted By UN.RCONT.OL

The old unit became very unreliable after a...

The old unit became very unreliable after a hundred crashes. Built a new unit with larger surface area. Different and lighter (cheaper) foamboard with much larger surface area, 4S setup vs 3S,...
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