DR Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Bixler

So I have been flying my Bixler with a GoPro attached and like many, I want to get the nose out of the video. So the majority of what I have seen has been hacking the nose off of the plane. Well I still want to fly my Bixler around like a normal plane so I have a few options. Get another Bixler and hack it’s nose off or be content with the nose being in my shots OR do something completely different.

I chose something completely different and started coming up with my interchangeable 2 headed Bixler or DR Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Bixler. This is still an experiment, since at this time I have not had it up in the air to see how it flies; the weather has not been very good for a test flight.

I decided I should cut the entire cockpit area off the plane then build a bulkhead that would be used to attach the cockpit back to it for normal flights and another for video flights, that way I could get the best of both worlds and still only use 1 Bixler.

Both heads have their own receiver, which allows me to setup different settings for essentially 2 planes and I used MPX connectors to make all the body mounted connections easier. I also decided to add a battery tray which I am hoping will make positioning the battery easier but also give the heads a good anchor so they don’t fall off. I did go a little overboard with making sure the heads stay secured and realized after gluing in the 4 magnets that they are a little too strong, which makes it a bit tough to pull the heads out, but at least I know I won’t be watching my plane decapitate itself mid-flight.