Monday 18 January 2010
Saturday 16 January 2010
Phase 1 redo
Due to numerous problems, I had to bring home the Mugi to fix several things, namely the pushrods, the servos, and try and get a better cockpit configuration. So far it's all gone well and the promising first flight is within reach - its rather annoying its taken so long to get here, but being new to rc planes I feel we have learnt many invaluable lessons, one of which is battery care (having possibly avoided an explosion!).
But everything has been fixed, and now I'm just waiting for Tuesday so we can get a proper flight going, having ordered a new battery charger and transmitter battery for monday. I finally took a couple of pictures:
Whilst I'm busy fixing the Mugi, P has been working on the airframe for our Phase 2, with emphasis on stability, and repairability. We've come across a good design from diydrones.com and, with some modifications, hope to use it for our project. We're still working on constructional techniques and exact dimensions, but we're thinking about 1.5m wingspan, and a 0.7m fuselage connected to a tailplane by two rods.
But everything has been fixed, and now I'm just waiting for Tuesday so we can get a proper flight going, having ordered a new battery charger and transmitter battery for monday. I finally took a couple of pictures:
Whilst I'm busy fixing the Mugi, P has been working on the airframe for our Phase 2, with emphasis on stability, and repairability. We've come across a good design from diydrones.com and, with some modifications, hope to use it for our project. We're still working on constructional techniques and exact dimensions, but we're thinking about 1.5m wingspan, and a 0.7m fuselage connected to a tailplane by two rods.