12 Dec 09 - Brushless
motor fitted.
N° of launches / Time | 0 |
0 hours 0 mins |
Wingspan | 20.5" | 520 mm |
Wing Area | 51.3 □" | 3.3 dmē |
Flying Weight | 1.61 oz. | 45.6g |
Wing Loading | 4.52 oz. / □' | 13.8 g/dmē |
Wing Cube Loading | 7.6 - A 'Trainer' | |
Motor | AX 1304N 2100kv Brushless Micro Motor (7g) | |
Propeller | GWS EP-5030 5" x 3" | |
Batteries | 1S1P Li-Po 120mAh or 138mAh | |
Speed Controller | XQ Control XP-5A 1S Brushless Speed Controller (PWM or PPM input) | |
Receiver | Specktrum AR6400 - 6ch - 2.4GHz - 2A Brushed ESC & 2 linear servos (pre-installed) | |
Servos | Elevator - Built-in on Spektrum AR6400 | |
Rudder - Built-in on Spektrum AR6400 | ||
Static motor parameters | Not testable at present | |
Flight performance | Not yet flown |
12 Dec 09 - I decided to fit one of the micro brushless motors I have as the drive train will be more reliable and potentially more powerful. The motor has a much shorter nose as it is intended that the propeller is banded on. The motor is therefore mounted on a lite-ply bulkhead and protrudes through a hole in the nose as shown in the 4th photo above.
7 Dec 09 - Tonight was the first indoor session since building the Cessna. Things didn't exactly go to plan as it was was almost impossible to keep the Cessna straight on the ground; a quick twist of the undercarriage soon cured that. On the next attempt the drive disconnected; for some reason the motor moved sideways so the gears were missing each other.
20 Oct 09 - I fancied building an indoor model for the Westland & District Aermodellers indoor flying sessions. I looked around the internet and found a PDF plan for this model (http://www.parmodels.com/Plans/jigtime.htm). The plan was intended for printing direct on to 1/32" balsa but my current printers can't print on thick material (something must remedy). A few minor tweaks were made to cope with using 1/16" balsa for durability and for conversion to Radio Control. I haven't applied any markings to it as yet, but plan to decorate it once it was flown successfully.