This is the first plane I will attempt to automate with my new PH2.1: She's called the Junco3 , has a wingspan of 48 inches, weighs 2600Gr. (5 lbs 12 oz) and is powered by two 45 Amp setups in 3s (35-30 1400Kv with 10x4.7 props). Her cubic wingload is about 10.5 so she's a very aggressive flyer but flies 'on rails'. She has flaps for slower landings. She is built of foamboard in good Flitetest tradition and cost about 10$ in raw materials
Show and tell at a local science fair
Build1: The sub-frame
Build2: The wing
Landing gear
sexy rear end view
tail view
right Powerplant : 35-30 1400Kv with 9x4.7 prop running on 3s
Behind its predecessor : the Junco II
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Maiden flight, Manual control and line of sight... My first flight of the season, trying to land on a narrow strip with water on either sides = bad landing.. broke the tail but was easily fixed. This was with my fake Pixhawk (2.4.8 from BG) that never worked correctly. The Pitot tube reported a max airspeed of 108Kph: She was a handful lol I am goind to install the PH2.1 soon but i'm waiting on parts from China to fix a few things.