The ESC arrived yesterday, completing the puzzle needed to finish the project. We had to solder in some home-made connections to due esc having a battery connector from Hong Kong that did not fit, and the fact that with only one battery, we had to split the power supply (obviously this would result in reduced flight time, but we hope to obtain another battery soon) - but in the end, it all fitted together nicely.
We were rather surprised by the power of the motor, after its feeble performance a few hours earlier. We did some electronics test, and the servos and the esc worked as they should - the servo jitter is still a nagging problem, but we don't exactly know how to fix it yet.
We were about to launch it for its final test flight, before the battery gave up on us (though checking the centre of gravity and the general aerofoil shape, everything should progress smoothly. Hopefully the battery will be ready to go tomorrow after some charging, and after I fix the slightly off-centred elevon, the Mugi should work like a dream.
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