20 Apr 14 - New own design completed
20 Apr 14 - New own design completed
| N° of launches / Time | 0 | 0h 0m |
| Wingspan | 13" | 330 mm |
| Wing Area | 133 in² | 8.6 dm² |
| Flying Weight | 1.24 oz | 35.1g |
| Wing Loading | 1.34 oz / ft² | 4.1 g/dm² |
| Wing Cube Loading | 1.4 - Glider (ultra-light at that) | |
| Motor | E-Flite motor from UMX Extra 300 | |
| Propeller | E-Flite propeller from UMX Extra 300 | |
| Batteries | 1S1P Li-Po 160mAh | |
| Speed Controller | Built-in to Spektrum AR6400L | |
| Receiver | Spektrum AR6400L - 5ch - 2.4GHz - 1S LiPo only | |
| Servos | Elevons - 2 x linear built-in to Spektrum AR6400L | |
| Static Performance | Not testable as yet | |
| Flight Performance | Flies nicely, plenty of power and elevator authority but lacking in roll. | |
20 Apr 14 - The April 2014 edition of RC Model Flyer included a free plan for a powered version of an indoor model of the 'Dehn Ring Thing', which was a experimental glider in the early 80's. Whilst interesting I decided it was a little too large for our indoor hall; I also wanted to re-use the equipment from a wrecked E-Flite UMX Extra 300 I picked up cheap. Whilst working out the reduced size version I decided I'd just make a simple circular model, which was to use black Depron and look like a record. In the end I made it a little larger than an LP but not so much it really shows. Due to the tapering elevons the roll performance isn't great; it flies really well and is very controllable but rolls aren't possible. I think a re-design of the control surfaces to increase the width is in order.