Seems I’ve always got another project in mind in the basement. My latest is a ‘light’ Stryker. Where most modify their Strykers for speed, a few go the other direction: building a Stryker that’s as light and slow as possible.
That’s where this one is going. Goal weight is 11oz (I’ll never make it.)
Planned components are:
- Naked Stryker fuselage
- TURNIGY Plush 10amp 9gram Speed Controller
- GWS EP Propeller 8040
- Turnigy 2730 Brushless Motor 1500kv
- HXT900 9g Servos
- 800 mAh 3S LiPos
- OrangeRx Spektrum-compatible receiver
- LED light strips
I did a quick test of the lights, taping a strip of red, upside-down, on the top of the wing. This way they shone down through the wing, lighting up the white foam like a Chinese lantern. I’m not entirely sure it’ll be bright enough, but I’m planning on this being a low-and-slow plane, so I think I’ll be okay. (I hope.)
I removed the reinforcing rods from the bottom of the Stryker’s wing and the slots left behind are exactly the right size for a strip of LED lights. So that’s one decision made: the LEDs are going into those slots, upside down, to illuminate the foam from inside. I’ve installed them and they look awesome.
