Sick day build. I wanted to make a glider to fly when i new ESC and motor comes in.
The tail was made skinner to save weight and for better look. I used a method used on the scratch builds on FT
I added 3 servos to the plane to control the elevator and rudder the 3rd one is for the bomb bay doors in the bottom. I use Hobby Lobby craft store plant wire for push rods. they are flexable but ridged. I had to add runners for the wire to sta strait and not flex.
Paint job time... i used what I could find around the house. So red and orange were the colors so I can tell the diffrence between the top and bottom in flight. Did alot of light coats to come up with the color.
The wing span is 60" with a 6" cord. the servos have been mounted in the wing and wires ran thru the wing.
This is the orange under side. This should make it eaiser to se in the sky. I added the bomb bay door under with wing for balance. They are 50/50% doors for smoth action.
After the paint had dried and checking for CG about 1/3 back on the front wing.
Pic of the bomb bay doors closed.
The doors open smooth and for such a small space it holds alot. I am going to make a man drop fom the glider.
this was a fun poject to do and not be in bed all day. Cant wait to fly it. Will post updates after first flight.
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