Tuesday, March 6, 2012

powered flight

I flew my plane this morning with power. It flies well, with plenty of control over roll and pitch. I got to the point where I was perfecting full power, low, flat passes, but just touched the ground and broke the propeller blades off from the hub. I've ordered a new hub. Also, I made a new motor mount on my 3D printer, giving it more area to tape it to the wing.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Brushless motor

I fitted a motor to my plane.

I made a replacement servo horn. This picture is of the old one:
 and this picture is of the new one, made on my 3D printer:
 Here is where my plane lives:
Can't wait to try it.