Hello everyone,
This is my first attempt to build a micro slow flyer. Inspired by the Parkzone Night Vapor(
http://www.parkzone.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=PKZU1180) and the Carbon Scout (
http://classicultralights.com/dreamofflightreview.html).
Wingspan- 20"
Length - 18"
Total weight including all ~ 45 gms (till now)
Construction materials used:
one 1 X 1000 mm carbon fibre stick
one 1.5 X 1000 mm carbon fibre stick
one 2 X 1000 mm carbon fibre stick
Pieces of thermocol, very thin Plastic bag, normal string, ball point pen refill, pins, fevicol & feviquick.
Electronics used:
Brushed Motor from a broken toy helicopter rear motor. Added the gearbox from Hobbyking(
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__11876__EPS6_Replacement_Gearbox_for_GPS_6_Motor_Gearbox_Assembly.html?strSearch=GPS%206) with a 4X2.5 propeller- 4 gms
ESC - Hobbyking 3A Single Cell ESC Brushed Micro Motors - 1 gm
Servos - 2 pieces of HK-5320 Ultra-Micro Digital Servo 1.7g / 0.05sec / 0.075kg ~ 4 gms.
LiPo - ZIPPY 350mAh 20C single cell from Hobbyking ~ 9gms! (Bit too heavy
. Thinking of replacing it with a lighter one
)
Rx - OrangeRx R415 Spektrum DSM2 Compatible 4Ch Micro 2.4Ghz Receiver from Hobbyking - 2gms
Construction almost done. But the total weight is almost around 45 gms! Thought of making it under 30 gms! Exceeded by almost 15 gms! pretty sad
Tried a test flight but the motor is too under powered to provide the enough thrust. So thinking of changing it to a GPS 8 brushed motor (
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__17155__Micro_Power_system_w_Gearbox_GPS_8_1s_.html?strSearch=GPS%208) which has more thrust and will match this ESC. But again it will increase the weight by 5gms
!
Please experts...any suggestions for improvement?
Here are some pictures.