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3D RoboticsPermalink Reply by Chris Anderson on August 12, 2009 at 7:26am

The guys at ritewingrc.com are making something like that. Check out this thread.

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Permalink Reply by asic_designer on August 12, 2009 at 8:00am

Thanks Chris, looks like what I need, I'll give these guys a call. Oh I sent you a message if you could take a look and get back to me that would be great.


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Permalink Reply by Dave Skala on August 18, 2009 at 11:03pm

We have two wing designs we are building up.. See our "Sentinel" and Hawk pages in the aerosight.com website..
Am still making the molds.
50" wing and a 80" wing version

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Permalink Reply by asic_designer on August 20, 2009 at 7:39am

Just look at the Sentinel looks like a nice plane, what the price on the plane? Is it ARF?

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Permalink Reply by Curt Olson on August 19, 2009 at 6:51pm

What's your budget?

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Permalink Reply by Dave Skala on August 19, 2009 at 6:58pm

I am new to doing my own fiberglass molds but its coming out ok actually. Not sure what I will charge for these quite yet. I may just supply a kit or something.. We have soo much going on that I have been slowly building this project. Last night I finished a left and right half mold process. Mold may have gotten warped somehow though..

Anyways the ide is that a guy can do a FPV camera in the nose *An add on) and a belly cam. The belly will be swapped out and the payload is attached to that belly pan for easy swaps etc. The motor is now on the Vertical tal like a seaplane so that it can be hand launched with no prop on the finger issues...

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Permalink Reply by asic_designer on August 20, 2009 at 7:43am

I like the plane, looks good, don't know about the fiber glass though, foam would probably fit my project well, I need the test platform to be cheap and I will be needing a camera and places to put range sensors, one in the nose and maybe one in the belly can your plane accomidate that? The sensors are really small.

http://www.robot-electronics.co.uk/htm/srf02tech.htm

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Permalink Reply by asic_designer on August 20, 2009 at 7:34am

Hi

Well I'd like to keep the cost of the plane to under $500, but for the high end of that range I expect a lot, like a custom designed wing ARF. I'd love a B2 bomber design, I really love that plane

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Permalink Reply by Dave Skala on August 20, 2009 at 2:53pm

Hello,
The current small 50" "Zagi" type winged version is basically a 4" tube but the advantage of doing it glassed is that its all hollow so that means no bulkheads taking from the storage area. A guy can cut in access panels and glue in brackets or floors or walls as needed. Its actually very light. I havent mocked the nose yet as I am trying to design a small ball nose that is optically correct. Unfortunately to get a sphere under 4" is hard to do. Most are hobby based sphers and offer a warped image..

The design will allow for wings of the average cord to be used. We are using the "Slinger" wing from a hobby store as they are ARF and can be bought as needed. The larger version is a 6" tube and a 80" wing and again, ALL of that area is hollow and usable stowspace.. The belly pan is removable and customizable. We have debated on offering retracts on them or leaving them as belly landers. The belly landers though can tend to scratch up the plexi belly window which is an area we are working on fixing.

Any suggestions from you on this design is helpful as we plan on offering them soon and want to meet needs. It has plenty of cargo area and is tough. The basic idea was, throw away wings to save money in a crash, but protect the high end electronics from moisture and damage by glassing it.

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Permalink Reply by Roy Wilkie on April 9, 2012 at 7:54pm

I wonder how big of a payload you could carry if you made a plane like that on a larger scale...

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Permalink Reply by arashi on April 9, 2012 at 8:23pm

I was thinking about getting an X8.

http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/x8-flying-wing

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Permalink Reply by Flythroughthelens.com on June 4, 2012 at 11:39am

Check out our Hairfire FPV Delta wing--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-jMXskhhw7E

It has a 48" wingspan and is designed to carry a 2lb payload. 

FPV Delta Wing HairFire™ Kit

Included in the Kit:

· 48 inch Wing Cores with Wing Shucks
· [8] G-10 Fiberglass Spars
· Pre-Cut 132 inches ³ Payload Area
· Magnetically Secured Hatch Cover
· Balsa Wing Trailing Edge
· Balsa Wing Tip Plates
· [6] Balsa Stabilizer Fins
· Tractor Motor Mount (made to fit Rimfire.25 4240 1000 Brushless Outrunner or similar)
· [2] Nylon Motor Mount Bolts

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