Gender
Male
About
Location
Hancock, MI
About Me:
Im 24 and in northern Michigans never ending land of snow. Im new to RC anything, but am a pilot and have been around aircraft my entire life. When it comes to building planes, Ive built one kit plane that is flying now and almost finished with the second, so Ive got a great grasp of actual planes and their construction. Trying to get into the RC world is turning out to be a bit of a learning curve for me. (so be patient with me!)
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
A buddy and I have been slowly growing more and more interested in RC planes, and hes a EE major at Michigan Tech, so hes got all sorts of ideas for making drones as well as implementing new one off kinda of hardware and software for them. Weve started on a blue core foamy model that resembles a Cessna 337 (boxy body, high wing, twin boom tails, but only one pusher prop). Its pretty small ( will have about a 4 foot wingspan when complete) and simple, but I have spent quite a bit of time sanding and shaping the wing and fuselage. Right now Im trying to grasp what all these numbers on motors(electric) and props mean. Neither of us really have anybody to learn from right now, as the college RC club is pretty much non-existent and the Aero team is busy doing wind tunnel stuff at any given moment. A newer update on this later.
Hometown:
Hancock Michigan
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""a big rubber band" is basically what we used on our rockets. it did just that. took up the shock. the slider also helps. and on my reserve chute, where it has to open in a hurry, i have a spring loaded deployment bag. its always under tension. when…"
"not sure how the small engines like this are done but some fo the larger aircraft that i fly have flywheel weights on them to help counteract the vibrations and smooth things out a bit. might be something worth looking into"
"take a look here and see if this helps..... http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/dronechute-1?commentId=705844%3AC..."
"yep thats exactly what im talking about. the hole doesnt need to be that big. generally speaking the faster the object is falling the hole will need to be a little bit bigger... but start small and trim to your needs. rectangular will be just fine…"
"well since folks are doing a bit of r&d on a chute.. ever notice on a parabolic (round) parachute they typically have a hole up top? this is to allow a small bit of air to spill through. otherwise you have air trying to spill out of the sides and…"
"im an experimental builder (full sized aircraft)... i always enjoy watching the posts come up on airframes. good work! youd actually be surprised how much more details you guys have for your uav prints that youre putting up than i have to build an…"
"i know exactly what youre talking about. im making a uav on steroids right now.. i however have an airport backing me in my cause so i can take off and fly from our airport under the curious blind eye of all staff and managers of the airport.…"
"it wont let me send you a message until you accept the friend request, so to delay and i guess contribute to the likely soon to wander conversation... here is what i was going to send....
"coming from a pilot take this one to heart... the…"
"coming from a pilot take this one to heart... the…"
"have a long winded speech. side tracks to a few other semi-related notes so ill avoid posting it on here. sent you a friend request so i can email it to you. might be helpful"
"i have a few rocket flare parachutes (less than 24" diameter) that are extremely lightweight and durable that i used in model rocketry a long time ago. i think they might help with the weight thing. dont have and pics on hand. but something along…"
"one additional thought. when working with BRS systems on some of the civil aircraft that i fly now, its a good idea to not that a lot of pilot chutes may become tangled in the aircraft if youre in a flat spin or a roll and you cant get it clear of…"
"just a thought. i used to jump freefall for the army, and im tinkering with a few BRS (ballistic recorvery system) knock offs for a later generation of a uav. my pilot chute on my FF rig was spring loaded. why not created a small canister, pack it…"
