Category Archives: Balsa

An afternoon of balsa flying

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Mark
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Stevens Aero SkyBuggy 300

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Mark
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A fairly terrible maiden.

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Mark

Well, I had a fairly disastrous maiden today with my Skybuggy 300. Balanced on the main spar, near the rear of the recommended CG range, the plane was uncontrollable. On take-off, it went straight up… … and came straight down. … Continue reading →

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Video: Full-on night flight of my SkyBoy

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Mark
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Night maiden of my SkyBoy

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Mark

My StevensAero SkyBoy 600 making it’s first flights in the darkness (and near-darkness). After the first few flights, I decided the plane was too loud and that the way I’d bolted it onto the firewall was to blame. These are … Continue reading →

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Night Maiden of my SkyBoy

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Mark
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StevensAero SkyBoy 600

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Mark

My StevensAero SkyBoy 600, in ivory and dark red AeroFILM. Setup: Emax BL2815/09 1000kv Outrunner Motor (3.9 oz – 450 watt) Sky Power 45A ESC with Linear BEC 2200mAh 3-cell – 2700mAh 4-cell LiPos (2x) Power Up AS315MG 17g metal … Continue reading →

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StevensAero SkyBoy 600 – maiden flight

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Mark

I got her up in the air today for the first time.

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StevensAero SkyBoy build thread

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Mark

Even though I still haven’t finished my first balsa build – a project I’m doing with my wife – I’ve decided to start another one. This time, it’s the much larger SkyBoy 600 from Stevens Aero. I’ve had my eye … Continue reading →

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WoodWing – A wooden flying wing

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Mark

Current setup: 17 gram, 2400kV Power Up 250 Sport  450 mAh 3-cell LiPo GWS 4530 prop Hobby King 10A ESC (2) Hextronic HXT500 5 gram servos OrangeRx Spektrum-compatible receiver   

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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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