Author Archives: Mark

GWS Pico Tiger Moth in flight

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Mark

Il Diavolo Rosso, in the air.

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Scratch-built ‘airfoil’ wing.

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Mark

Here’s my latest, a 24″ flying wing which I built with a new (to me) method. I picked an airfoil and then cut 1/4″ off the outside – the approximate thickness of Dollar Tree foam sans paper. I cut out … Continue reading →

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Tiger Moth Re-re-re-re-re-build

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Mark

After an unexpected fire took out its original ESC and motor, I rebuilt my original Tiger Moth, Ella, for the umpteenth time. It’s now running an Emax CF2822 800kV motor and Turnigy Plush 18A ESC on a 1300mAh 3-cell, turning … Continue reading →

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UMX FrankenDelta

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Mark

It all started with my JAS-39 Gripon (retired). After a serious nose-in, it’s nothing more than a twisted hulk of foam that I trip over occasionally. But I noticed the wings were still in pretty good shape. What if, I … Continue reading →

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I probably shouldn’t …

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Mark
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My Camera Collection (update)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Mark

It’s been three years since I posted a photo of my flight cameras and that one’s gotten pretty outdated, so I decided to snap a pic of my current collection of cameras. Front row: (1)808 #11 camera with fisheye lens glued on; … Continue reading →

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Sketching around

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Mark

Some 3D ‘sketches’ of a new plane design I’m noodling around with. I still haven’t decided on a wing shape: polyhedral or gull?

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Mustang down!

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Mark

Well, that could have gone better.

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SkyBuggy 300 Build

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Mark

This is the StevensAero SkyBuggy (300), the subject of my next build: Planned setup: Emax CF2822 1300kv outrunner, or … AX 2308N 1100kV outrunner (2X) Emax 8g ES08DE digital servos #6 Trexler balloon tires Turnigy Plush 18 amp ESC OrangeRx R610 receiver AeroLITE … Continue reading →

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Motor Test Stand – What’s my thrust?

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Mark

My latest project is a motor test stand inspired by an old Flite Test video. The idea is to try out different motors and props and directly measure their thrust and amp draw. It’s form is an Isosceles triangle. The idea … Continue reading →

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You know – just in case

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Mark

Sometimes, you have a Type A battery that you want to use in a Type B plane. I’ve made up at least two EC3 -> JST adapters in the past, but I’ve lost them both, so it was time to … Continue reading →

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An-2 Down

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Mark

Whoopsie.

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