30 Jan 13 - Model
recycled. 30 Jan 13 - Model
recycled.
| N° of launches / Time | 2 |
0 hours 5 mins |
| Wingspan | 29.8" | 76 cm |
| Wing Area | 241 □" | 15.6 dm² |
| Flying Weight | 4.75 oz. | 135g |
| Wing Loading | 2.84 oz. / □' | 8.7 g/dm² |
| Wing Cube Loading | 2.2 - A very light 'Glider' | |
| Motor | Hexatronic HXT 2204-14T | |
| Propeller | GWS DD 125 x 110 (4.9" x 4.3") | |
| Batteries | Loong Max 2S1P 20C 500mAh | |
| Speed Controller | OEM 6A - 2S (or 3S) LiPo - 6A - BEC | |
| Receiver | Corona RP4S1 - 4ch - PPM - 35MHz Synthesised - 7g | |
| Servos | Ailerons - Hexatronic HXT500 5.0g | |
| Elevator - Hexatronic HXT500 5.0g | ||
| Static motor parameters | Not yet tested | |
| Flight performance | Tested with the stated 2S pack and a 3S as an experiment. The model isn't particularly fast but manoeuvres in a small space aren't too easy; indoor flight is challenging. | |
29 Jan 13 - Due to a combination of flying into walls and general hangar rash the model was suffering quite badly. As it didn't cope too well in our small indoor hall I couldn't be bothered to repair it so have recycled the equipment for future use/sale.
14 Jun 09 - Another wonderful sunny day with light winds; good for testing new models although the Radical did get buffeted by the light turbulence (due to thermals, but it is an indoor model really). After the flight testing I think I'll try a coarser pitch propeller, initially a Graupner CAM 5" x 5".
12 Jun 09 - I bought this ages ago a Dortmund (Apr 07 maybe) and started construction, but got sidetracked after building the wing. I finally got around to constructing it. The instructions were a single side of A4 (in German) and a poor diagram making the building challenging; if it weren't for the parts being CNC cut it would have been even worse. I was surprised that the finished model was a long way out of balance, requiring me to add a sizeable foam block and 2nd motor plate to achieve the stated CofG; the stated position seemed reasonable. Whilst not a big issue it did unnecessarily increase the weight.
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