Post by sean on Nov 15, 2009 21:07:31 GMT 10
I got my DLG back in the air again today and it flew very nicely. I finally got around to taking some pics of it:
It's home made and a bit of a group effort. Jeff cut the cores from highload 60. Shane made the pod and boom and as usual did a fantastic job (the boom was a reject from when he built his Taboo/Supergee - it weighs I think 1 gram more than the one he went with
).
I prepared the cores and bagged the wings in 75g (roughly 2.3oz) Kevlar. They're Drela designed Supergee 2 wings with a modified tip and ailerons. The tips were modified for appearance mostly but also to move the throwing peg back a little compared to the standard Supergee.
The pod is for a Taboo. The shape of the tail feathers is my design but heavily influenced by Euro DLGs. The size and aerofoil of the tail are both based on the Supergee 2. The tail's were made from contest grade balsa bagged with 25g glass. The stab is mounted below the boom to allow 'pull for up' on the kevlar control cord.
Overall weight is heavy for a Supergee - 340g, but I'm happy with that. Should make it good in the wind.
It's a bit of a mix of different parts so I never know what to call it (Supergee or Taboo). So I thought I'd name it the Ubajee, an aboriginal word. I don't know what it means but it sounds right! There's an 'Ubajee Walker's Camp' near where I live.
A month or so back I had a radio lockout and it spiralled into the ground... thankfully the only damage was a broken boom which was a very simple fix. I didn't think it would be smart to fly it again with the same receiver (AR6250) or battery (four cell nimh), so I've replaced both. I was able to shoe-horn an AR7000 in by removing the case on the main rx and mounting the remote rx inside the kevlar wing. The antennae of the main rx are extended slightly and stick outside the fuse. The battery is a 2 cell 360mah lipo with an NQRC regulator that delivers a constant 5.5V. Range test with this setup was good and today it was specked out nicely with no signs of radio trouble. Getting everything to fit was a major headache - a big relief when it was finally done!
It's home made and a bit of a group effort. Jeff cut the cores from highload 60. Shane made the pod and boom and as usual did a fantastic job (the boom was a reject from when he built his Taboo/Supergee - it weighs I think 1 gram more than the one he went with
).I prepared the cores and bagged the wings in 75g (roughly 2.3oz) Kevlar. They're Drela designed Supergee 2 wings with a modified tip and ailerons. The tips were modified for appearance mostly but also to move the throwing peg back a little compared to the standard Supergee.
The pod is for a Taboo. The shape of the tail feathers is my design but heavily influenced by Euro DLGs. The size and aerofoil of the tail are both based on the Supergee 2. The tail's were made from contest grade balsa bagged with 25g glass. The stab is mounted below the boom to allow 'pull for up' on the kevlar control cord.
Overall weight is heavy for a Supergee - 340g, but I'm happy with that. Should make it good in the wind.
It's a bit of a mix of different parts so I never know what to call it (Supergee or Taboo). So I thought I'd name it the Ubajee, an aboriginal word. I don't know what it means but it sounds right! There's an 'Ubajee Walker's Camp' near where I live.
A month or so back I had a radio lockout and it spiralled into the ground... thankfully the only damage was a broken boom which was a very simple fix. I didn't think it would be smart to fly it again with the same receiver (AR6250) or battery (four cell nimh), so I've replaced both. I was able to shoe-horn an AR7000 in by removing the case on the main rx and mounting the remote rx inside the kevlar wing. The antennae of the main rx are extended slightly and stick outside the fuse. The battery is a 2 cell 360mah lipo with an NQRC regulator that delivers a constant 5.5V. Range test with this setup was good and today it was specked out nicely with no signs of radio trouble. Getting everything to fit was a major headache - a big relief when it was finally done!
