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Author Archives: Mark
The Dabbling Teal – Scratch-built Sporty Little Plane
My Sporty Little Plane, “The Dabbling Teal,” is a little low-wing sports plane with a 25″ wingspan, made from blue Dow fanfold foam. See video of it in the air at the bottom of this post. Heavily influenced by StevensAero’s adorable … Continue reading
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The Sporty Little Plane flies!
The wind was down today, so I braved the cold and maidened my sporty, little plane, “The Dabbling Teal.” The first flight went great! Video below the photo.
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Sporty Little Plane – from concept to reality.
I finished the initial building phase on my Sporty Little Plane and thought I’d compare it back to my initial concept renders, done in modo. Pretty close.
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What’s the deal with propellers?
The two primary measurements are the prop’s diameter, and its pitch. Diameter is self-explanatory. Pitch is the amount of twist each propeller blade has, and how much air it will scoop up as it turns. A propeller with a pitch … Continue reading
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Building an FPV setup
I’ve wanted to do FPV since before I even got into RC so, when I won some money at a local casino, I invested it in the following equipment: 600TVL SONY SUPER HAD CCD Camera Bluebeam Whip antenna set FatShark … Continue reading
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PinkBat & BlueBat, my matching combat planes.
These are my matching Funbats, christened PinkBat and BlueBat. Thanks to Bloody Mick for the plans. BlueBat was completed first. You can watch its maiden flight, here. Want to see how I built them? You’ll find my Funbat build log … Continue reading
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The Funbat Flies
My first Funbat has successfully made its maiden flights! The ESC was awkwardly taped to the side of the fuse with the intention of remounting it more permanently, once I got the CG dialed in.
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Twin Funbat Build
I am building recently finished a matched pair of combat planes, based on the Funbat plans from Bloody Mick’s. I made a silly mistake with the first plane, cutting the wing way too long. I had to excise a section to … Continue reading
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ParkZone UM Mosquito
This is my Parkzone UM Mosquito. I’ve actually had this plane for quite some time, but it’s been a real hanger queen; I could just never get it to fly right. The problem turned out to be tail heaviness. Rather … Continue reading
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JAS-39 Gripon EDF (RETIRED)
This is my JAS-39 Gripon. It’s my first EDF (Electric Ducted Fan). I’ve had a series of problems with this bird, mainly having to do with its CG. Out of the box, the plane is way nose heavy. There is … Continue reading
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