I wanted to build a foamie slope soarer for the weekend and searching the net I could only find plans for ones that needed lots of sanding, ones that used a hot wire and thick foam, or ones that didn't look like they'd fly.
I'd made an FT Versa Wing before, not that I ever got it to fly (my failing, not the design's), but I remembered what a solid, but light thing it was. So out came the foamboard, the scalpel, parcel tape and the hot glue and hey presto, a glider that will fly all day (two or three days if I could stay awake that long) by using a 2200mah 3s lipo through a home made 5v regulator. Why the big battery? It fits in the hidey-hole at the front and acts as the main weight and I can plug it in and leave it on all day. I did add another 40gm of lead inside the front to give it penetration, and after a bit of trimming, it flies really well.
First couple of launches it needed a friend to give it a steady throw into the wind, but after trimming, as you can see from the video, all I had to do was hold it up and let go of it.
The decals show Mighty Mouse - my hero as a kid, which I thought appropriate for a small, red and yellow super hero.
And the site is Callow Bank in Derbyshire (I think it's Derbyshire) - one of the Sheffield Society of Aeromodellers' sites. It's a natural basin in the Peak District, probably twenty square miles overlooking Castleton, Hathersage, and backed by Higger Tor. Breath-taking.
Pretty sure I used to climb around there when I was younger. Bit far to go now I'm down under though!
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The versa wing is great - yours looks very stable.
I just finished a pusher versa wing and I'm planning to build the slope version.
I think the foamboard in the uk is heavier than dollartree so it needs plenty of weight in the nose.
I used kappa board from 4D modelshop
how far back is the cg to get stable flight?
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Great job pintokitkat!
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