New FPV Wings EPP

by Rubnorris | February 24, 2013 | (6) Posted in Projects

 

Copyed from my Youtube, didnt want to retype =)

 38"  "Flinch"


 48"  "Juggernaut"

Made by me =)

I wanted to post this for guys looking for a small wing platforms for FPV flights. The idea was to make a wing that can carry a HD video camera (Gopro) to record Vacations, day trips and spots that are hard to get to. I fell in love with wings due to the low down time on crashed and setups. I own alot of wings that i have bought from many vendors online and they seem to be missing some thing.....(ZII, Grim Reaper, Deep Reaper XL, Black knight) All good wings!! I am not downing the other wings at all. But for me, i wanted Payload, Agile, simple setup and tough....in HD =) It has taken me along time to get the prototypes done and to the point they are at now. So i'd like to share with everyone what I have done. Each Wing is HAND cut on a hot wire table that was made for me by a friend "Snipeworm" Big thanks to him. They are not 100% perfect, it's hard work to cut 1.3 and 1.9 EPP. As of right now im working on video of my flights today and kids are calling for me. So here are the pictures of what i have so far. =)

 

 

Ground video of the 38"  "Flinch"

 

Ground video of the 48"  "Juggernaut"

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COMMENTS

cloud9photos on February 24, 2013
Looks nice!!

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Rubnorris on February 24, 2013
Thank you, did some videos today.
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lonewolf7717 on February 26, 2013
very clean foam cores man! are those the 2" blocks you are using....and if so any recommended supplier you are using? eppfoam.com is the only place i can find with anything thicker than 9mm. also are those glass fiber rods!?!?! if so where did you find them.....again i can't locate any glass fiber anywhere....and do you like the 1.3 or 1.9.....which cuts better....which holds up better???? lots of question i know
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Rubnorris on February 26, 2013
Thanks bud! Yes they are 2" EPP blocks. My supplier I want to keep on the down low =) For 10 sheet it will run you about $300 24"x36" It's alot!! But i did not want to buy anymore $100 wings. FG rods can be found easily, I just googled it =) about $90 for 20 3' sticks. Hobbyking is a better deal. 1.9 is a pain in the butt to cut. 1.3 is what all other companies to use and is easy. 1.9 is heavy too. I have been looking to for a long time.
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Rubnorris on February 27, 2013
sent you a PM on youtube, did you get it?
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lonewolf7717 on February 28, 2013
Thats an affirmative, just noticed it this afternoon....thank you greatly sir!
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Meerkat on April 28, 2013
nice work,,,what methode do you use to get the CG ?
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Rubnorris on April 28, 2013
I use http://fwcg.3dzone.dk/ Works good and can get you close. I like mine nose heavy.
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Adib Vahedi on February 24, 2013
Looks great to me!

Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
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Rubnorris on February 24, 2013
lol, Glad you like them. =)
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tophe75 on February 24, 2013
Looking forward to a "how to" on building the rig and the wings...
Nice work.
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Rubnorris on February 24, 2013
i haven't finished editing the videos it was hard to do with no camera guy. Thanks
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QuadReaktor on December 16, 2015
Yes Plans and building tutorial would be great ! Like that Wing.
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New FPV Wings EPP