The more equipment that is installed on the plane, the more load the wing will need to take. To prevent the wings from flexing too much, the plastic spar can be replaced with a carbon one.Materials:1. Hacksaw2. Masking tape3. Carbon rod (5/16" OD or 8 mm)4. Original sparProcess:1. Line up the two spars to get an idea of where you will have to cut the carbon spar.
2. Wrap the the location that you are going to cut the carbon spar with masking tape (only a few times around is necessary). The tape will prevent the carbon from fraying when it is cut.
3. Mark the carbon spar where it will be cut, using the plastic spar as a length reference.4. With the hacksaw, cut the carbon spar.
These sights do have tons of great ideas. I thought I would share my experience in transforming the EasyStar, which as a stock plane comes underpowered and with little control authority, into a higher performance plane that can be either used for good fun or as a great platform for UAV development. As my blog continues, I hope to adapt this plane to carry a camera (still or video) and be semi-autonomous. I feel that the modifications I have included so far are a necessary step to achieving this goal.
I made my carbonfibre rod 8" longer (4" each side obviously) and filed the tips to a sawtoothed sharp end and rotated them in place quite easily..
I CA'ed one end in permanantly.
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Two of my favourite are mpx-easystar
and rcgroups.
I CA'ed one end in permanantly.