some late information CF is HEAVIER than wood.! pine/fir or spruce or clear-grained poplar should be used wherever it's practical to do so.! including, at wing leading edges.! it is less-than smart to make the tail heavier, by using CF there.! at this scale, the use of a cylindrical main spar nearly bisects the ribs.! which is the opposite of smart.! instead, a main spar should be formed, using upper and lower (poplar/spruce) spars and webbing between them; across the central one-half of the wingspan. then, eliminate most/all the partial ribs. the use of an over-tall vert-stab results in two things: there is a bit more mass at the tail, and, the vert-stab will make relatively more drag.! is there a compelling reason to use a less-efficient polyhedral wing.? 103 there is little reason to use a semi-symmetrical profile in the design of a low reynolds number (re#) wing. 117 it is not clear whether the main spar is correctly located at thirty percent of chord. 505 you should be holding on to the LINE, not to the model. the CF tail boom is Heavy, and it's (aft-located) mass contributes to tail-heaviness in the model's dom.
@AxelsDIY4 күн бұрын
Note that I am not the designer of this plane, I just built it as a kit. Maybe you are right about the carbon fiber. But it also depends on the dimensions and type of carbon. For example, the tail boom and wing spars are woven, not extruded. I do also like upper/lower wing spars in wood better, That is how I built my E-glider 2024 for example, with is my own design: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iKeUmJh_l8uzmWQ.html The polyhedral wing is very important when you only steer using rudder, and don't have any ailerons. That is the whole point of the RES-class. The site V2 may not be perfect, but I still think this is a good kit because It was easy and fun to build, and also flies great!
@AviatorJohn7013 күн бұрын
The F3-RES models fly so good, amazing sailplanes and fairly priced. Great video!
@valtermilani513017 күн бұрын
Hello! Axel , I would like your support, my first quadplane experience, I installed cube orange settings seem ok but! tried in all ways engines do not turn all the control surfaces are dead, can you show me all the steps for setting thanks. Best regards valter
@BOUKEM19 күн бұрын
You built the cnc out of mdf? Asking because i had a hardtime with splitting with it
@admashhar862621 күн бұрын
Stuped robot you put 4 controllers for it dude
@josefonseca4007Ай бұрын
if you are not measuring airspeed, what are you doing then with your physical model?
@fpvnwv1493Ай бұрын
Dude, this is jaw on the floor good. Way to knock it outta the county, screw the park.
@frankdearr2772Ай бұрын
Great, thanks 👍
@dnacannotchangetruthhelpАй бұрын
..... Those kind of batteries didn't work Super heavy and almost no power at all I don't know what this guy's doing..... It would probably work in an RC boat
@HelloDonkey919 күн бұрын
Wtf are you on about? I make my own as well and use them in quads and various types of planes (sailplanes, multi motor, and etc).
@hoanguyenphuong6405Ай бұрын
how can you setup this ! the GPS realy need Compass right ?
@f450fpv7Ай бұрын
Great, What model are the solar cells?
@elegantcourtierАй бұрын
Where is the build video? Would like to understand the materials used and construction of the airframe.
@legosnazzyАй бұрын
Very impressive!
@PowerackАй бұрын
Wooden printer... Why?
@LUXPOINT.2 ай бұрын
i need one like this,..please
@thisisrm98702 ай бұрын
i want to build one what considerations are to taken for making
@iforce2d2 ай бұрын
I see from the comments you have attracted the attention of a large number of people who don't know how to use Google :D
@AerialWaviator2 ай бұрын
Great solar plane project and demonstration. Thank you for including link to the detailed blog post, as it answered the questions I had.
@thomasmaiden33562 ай бұрын
ʇǝu˙ʇoqoɹǝɥʇǝoz - Great robot & great video ! My robot Zoe is also 3 wheeled. Zoe contains a custom built chat-bot made with VB and MS-SQL. Zoe can answer questions and travel around outside in my yard.
@aryawijayaadibrata63702 ай бұрын
May i know what motor and prop are you using?
@maciejmotylinsky2 ай бұрын
Hi, Can You share your dump for ardupilot? And How You set T16S to say all status from telemetry?
@maciejmotylinsky2 ай бұрын
Hi, Can You share your dump for ardupilot?
@amaserwaayeboah37832 ай бұрын
Nice work
@bartekskrzypkowski20863 ай бұрын
How much did it cost you approximately?
@juani0793 ай бұрын
Hii, do you Still have the stl??
@RizHassan3 ай бұрын
Axel, did you find out what a Matek 1.3 GHz antenna was doing on the ferry?
@naufalnajib68433 ай бұрын
Hey, sorry can u help me to settup Autonomous vehicle with gps and pikhawk? I see in you youtube Contents, you have to do mision planner with your rover
@michaelwhinnery1643 ай бұрын
Absolutely Brilliant, What a Beautiful model
@Rothammel13 ай бұрын
awesome point landing
@Videolinquency3 ай бұрын
They tend to be lighter, and to me, they are still easier to repair well. But I am becoming increasingly aware of a small downside: they are louder. The airframe seems to act like a soundbox to amplify motor noise. So I use foam models when I don't want to draw too much attention.
@AxelsDIY3 ай бұрын
Maybe, but it also depends a lot on what motor and ESCs you use, and if the propeller is balanced. If there is not much sound to start with, there is not much that gets amplified.
@RizHassan3 ай бұрын
Are you using Tadiomaster ER8GV receiver with GPS plugged into the Rx USRT?
@AxelsDIY3 ай бұрын
No, I have a Mateksys ELRS-R24-V receiver in this one. And yes, a very basic BN220 GPS is plugged into it. The ER8GV would probably be a great more modern choice, but it was not available when I got my receiver over a year ago.
@RizHassan3 ай бұрын
@@AxelsDIY I had asked RadioMaster if a GPS can be used on the UART provided on the Rx? Here is their response: “ ER8GV cannot be inserted into an existing GPS. If a GPS sensor with CRSF protocol is developed in the future, it can be used. Now if you want to have a GPS Telemetry project, you need a Telemetry Flight Control that supports CRSF protocol to do this work. , such as Betaflight.”
@AxelsDIY3 ай бұрын
@@RizHassan Okay, that was more than I knew, I expected them to just take standard NMEA-messages from a standard GPS. In that case, you could look into using Mateksys receivers instead. Using one of there CRSF to PWM converters with a small serial receiver would also work. There are solutions other to get GPS telemetry without a flight controller, but maybe not from Radomaster.
@RizHassan3 ай бұрын
@@AxelsDIY I have free flight related question or anyone on your channel. I am sure you are familiar with E20 timer that can be used for shutting down motor and to initiate de-thermalization sequentially based on time setup. In the old days we use to have a mechanical timers for glow motors. So the question is, can we use EdgeTx timer to initiate a PWM signal to shutoff the motor and initiate de-thermalization to a servo? The idea is to have a RC glider (like my Benny BoxCar) to be used both as RC model and a free flight competition model without any changes to the hardware. I hope my question make sense :)
@Videolinquency3 ай бұрын
Fascinating. Your build clips almost relayed the smell of acetone from balsa glue curing. Expertly edited. Interesting to see how modern materials adjust or improve on the tricks we used in the old days. Thank you for communicating this respectful attitude to flying models! I am so tired of watching idiots wrecking RTF foam planes with no idea why things went south.
@AxelsDIY3 ай бұрын
As an experienced RC pilot, I still think foamies have a place, but I definitely like those kinds of more serious aircraft more. Balsa planes are very enjoyable to build, and they fly better.
@IndraKurniawan-vk2qb3 ай бұрын
Autonomous soaring (?)
@AxelsDIY3 ай бұрын
No, not with this one. This glider does not have a flight controller. But I will try it using my ArduPlane glider. Keep an eye out for that :)
@IndraKurniawan-vk2qb3 ай бұрын
@@AxelsDIY very nice
@jerrygiles16613 ай бұрын
Great video production. I just took delivery of my Slite v2 today and confirmed what i expected- the manual is not in English. I love this plane and anxious to begin the build. However, I'm concerned about not having the benefit of the verbal explanation. Did you build it strictly by the plans and photos? Or were you able to translate? Thanks again for your video. I'm sure it will be helpful. Jerry G
@frikkied26383 ай бұрын
Beautiful build, very high build quality.
@megamanconrad3 ай бұрын
Just getting back in the hobby. Legit work my dude
@ViggenProductions3 ай бұрын
Blir så imponerad över er som kan bygga med balsa, sån otrolig finish på bygget! Inte förgäves heller, hon ser ut att flyga otroligt fint och harmoniskt i luften!
@-fathakker3 ай бұрын
Brother what's different of 3s lipo battery and 3s li ion battery in the rc
@AxelsDIY3 ай бұрын
The Li-ion battery has a slightly lower voltage. It can't provide as much power (Amps), but it has slightly more capacity (mAh) for the same weight which will give longer flight times.
@-fathakker3 ай бұрын
@@AxelsDIY This means, for example, that the Lipo gives 100% power and the Li ion gives 50% power?
@mamodechowtee63563 ай бұрын
This battery making is professional 😮😮😮😮
@adbas62013 ай бұрын
Well done. Personaly i use stabilized for takeoff and landing.
@AxelsDIY3 ай бұрын
Stabilize (or FBWA mode as it is called) is probably better in most situations. But this glider is very slow and easy to fly. I enjoy flying it in manual mode.
@adbas62013 ай бұрын
@@AxelsDIY stabilized for takeoff/landing. I use fwba only when strong wind, gust.
@AxelsDIY3 ай бұрын
@@adbas6201 I looked it up. I Didn't even know about STABILIZE för ArduPlane! But as an experienced pilot, I don't think I would like it. I prefer full manual control, otherwise, I want the full self-leveling behavior of FBWA. It can be nice in very windy conditions as you say.
@PacOo764 ай бұрын
Wonderfull video. Do you mind if I ask you is this OpenTX or EdgeTX and with which soft/parameters ? Best regards :)
@AxelsDIY4 ай бұрын
I am using EdgeTX with ELRS, and the Yaapu telemetry script that receives and displays information from the ArduPilot system.
@sUASNews4 ай бұрын
Gliders are just the best, I need to build one again
@sUASNews4 ай бұрын
Lovely lovely lovely I had great success with Ardusoar, it is just amazing, you aircraft looks lovely. Well done.
@AxelsDIY4 ай бұрын
I will try it!
@gbaker92954 ай бұрын
No onboard camera??
@AxelsDIY4 ай бұрын
No, I didn't bother with it here. But maybe, a cockpit camera in the Pitts would be interesting, doing some aerobatics...
@kolbfireflyer4 ай бұрын
Beautiful build. I am building a wood glider and your video is very informative. Thank you for posting.
@AxelsDIY4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Nice to inspire.
@IndraKurniawan-vk2qb4 ай бұрын
Sweden is mighty beautiful, nice plane by the way
@yamsun11494 ай бұрын
i love it ty video
@RizHassan4 ай бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous! BTW, Ardupilot does offer thermal hunting.
@AxelsDIY4 ай бұрын
I know! I will try it with this plane. A future video maybe...
@TomPittenger4 ай бұрын
The auto thermalling in ArduPilot works great. Definitely give it a try!
@christosgalinos61904 ай бұрын
This is great! congratulations, very stable transition. May I ask if you tilt VTOL motors outwards instead of inwards by the same few degrees will it have similar effect or not?
@AxelsDIY4 ай бұрын
Thanks! If you also change the direction of all the motors: yes, it would have the same effect. In conclusion: "Props in", motors should be angled outwards, "Props out", motors should be angled inwards.
@christosgalinos61904 ай бұрын
@@AxelsDIY Thanks a lot for your explanation!
@1FelixTheCat4 ай бұрын
I just lost a foamie a few days ago, same issue. Was just lucky it wasn't one of my arduplane builds. Definitely a design deficiency .
@AxelsDIY4 ай бұрын
But if it were an ArduPilot build, it would have gone into loiter or return to home mode. Then you would have time to figure out the issue, re-mount the module and get it working again to land to plane.