Category Archives: Flying Wings

Rebuilding the 22″ David Wing

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Mark

My original 22″ David wing was an ugly thing, made even uglier by all the times I flew it into he ground like a lawn dart. I’ve finally decided it’s time to rebuild it. meanbaby from RCGroups built the airframe … Continue reading →

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Playing with Gyre – Detrum GY48V

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Mark

I wanted to play with gyro stabilization, but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money or do a lot of thinking. A little internet research indicated that the cheapest useful gyro was probably the  Detrum GY48V piezo headlock … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Flying Wing

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Mark

The Phoenix is a gyro-stabilized flying wing I built from the ruins of a badly crashed Stryker F-27C. The fuselage and tail were destroyed and I got the idea of cutting the wings off and then gluing them together to … Continue reading →

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22-inch “David” Flying Wing

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Mark

This is my 22″ ‘David’ flying wing. It is, perhaps, the ugliest flying wing in the Great Plains region of the U.S.  (It looks much better in the dark.) Based on the plans for the “David” flying wing from RC … Continue reading →

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