Missing in Action

by nickatredbox | June 1, 2013 | (0) Posted in Projects

Sadly Yellow Plane was lost on a test flight and as yet has not been found. It flew reasonably well, but still a bit heavy. She was in the air nearby but over water I think when I lost orirntation and then she was gone.

Lost a key fob cam 6ch RX and 2200mAh Lipo. As its probebly went in the drink its very likley sunk in the mud by now. Pitty as the video would have shown snow on the hills nearby as it was a frosty Autum morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Wing Loading         15 oz/ft² 
 
Motor Power          410 W
Power/Mass            267 Watts/Kg


Fuselage Mass 1040 mm
Wing Span          1200 mm
Wing Chord          280 mm

Take off Mass  1536 Grams

 

All Calcs Here

 

Turnigy L3010C-1300kv (420w) 
H-KING 50A Fixed Wing ESC
10 X 6  Windsor Propeller S2 Series Master Air Screw Sabre Shaped blades 
Turnigy 3C 2200mAh discharge 20C

Thrust test results
1632 Grams, 415 Watts, 37.6 Amps Grams/Watts 3.93 
1490 Grams, 356 Watts, 31.5 Amps Grams/Watts 4.18
1231 Grams, 264 Watts, 23.1 Amps Grams/Watts 4.66
1071 Grams, 214 Watts, 18.2 Amps Grams/Watts 5.00
750   Grams, 139 Watts, 11.6 Amps Grams/Watts 5.39

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COMMENTS

marollet on June 1, 2013
Hi , you must feel gutted, thats a bummer to lose it at any time let alone the maiden, we all know what work goes into these projects, the satisfaction of the build and the fact that it did fly, I hope someone finds it and you may salvage something from it. Best of luck with that and any future flights.
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marollet on June 1, 2013
Sorry you said TEST flight I assumed Maiden ?
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nickatredbox on June 1, 2013
Its only the third flight this time with standard RC gear not my home brew setup, which I'm pleased I never lost. If it went in the water it may a floated as the coroplast is buoyant due to all the air in the tubes so it may have drifted away with the current out to see. Wonder how long the camera kept running that would be interesting footage
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Arend on June 1, 2013
what a bummer...
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Missing in Action