Category Archives: Scratch Built

TwinBat Fly-by

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Mark

Trying out my TwinBat with a pair of GWS 9047 Slow Fly props. Much better.

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Coming soon: the TwinBat

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Mark
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My scratch-built 18″ Bipie Biplane

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Mark

My scratch-built Bipie biplane. The plane has an 18″ wingspan and weighs 4oz, ready to fly. Power is provided by a 3000 kV E-Flite outrunner, salvaged from a UMX Gee Bee. ESC and servos were also salvaged from the same Gee … Continue reading →

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Short Skyvan build.

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Mark
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EDF FunBat – maiden flight

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Mark
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Blue Snapper build

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Mark

                

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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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I probably shouldn’t …

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Mark
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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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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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An-2 Down

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Mark

Whoopsie.

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“Slowly” – wing & aileron mod

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Mark

I liked my new Slowly pretty well, but I couldn’t help but wonder how it would fly with a straight (or, at least, straighter) wing. So I built a second wing, using the same dimensions, but without any dihedral whatsoever. … Continue reading →

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