My NanoBipe

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The original plan for this plane at NanoPlanes calls for a 2mm foamboard as the main material for it's construction.  However such a thin foamboard is not readily available at our LHS or art supply.  What I did was used the 6mm foamboard which I got from National Bookstore SM North EDSA Branch (btw, I love SM's newly built Sky Garden), the one I got did not have any paper backing on it.  In the beginning I was pondering whether I am going to increase the size of the plane to say about 25% since I am to use a thicker foamboard.  But then I opted to go with the original size which has a wingspan of only 22 inches. I did my best to stick with how the plane is suppose to be built, but with the 6mm foamboard I am using, I knew a lot of adjustment has to be made. In the end, after an overnight and a day's work,  I was able to finish it with satisfactory result.  It is not as elegant looking as the original NanoBipe, but mine sure is also pretty and much happy with the build process.

Here's my version of the NanoBipe.

WS: 22"

AUW: 8 0z (227 grammes)

Motor: Blue Wonder brushless outrunner

Prop: GWS EP-8040

Controls: A/E/T

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Many thanks to icy for driving for me, to and from SM North EDSA despite the typhoon we had last Friday.

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Two weeks after, my NanoBipe all dressed up.

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Chara's H-29

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While waiting for the avionics for my ARF profile A-10, I decided to start another build.  So I surf my way to RCGroup's Electric Scratch Built Foamies (planes). And here is what caught my eyes > Chara' pusherprop jet - the H-29.

Simple plane. Simple build. I decided to make one myself.

Assembly stage, cutting and test fitting the  the main components while Matthew takes his turn on my Mac Mini.

After almost a day, my H-29 is ready and is now waiting to be maidened.

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A-10 at 36" WS

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1st sitting

Started scratch building a profile A-10.  I planned it as a 36" wingspan pusher powered by a small brushless outrunner way at the tail.

The fuselage at 33" long and the main wing at 36" span.

Wing on a test-fit, looks good to me.

2nd sitting:

Dummy engines and landing gear fairings made and added.

3rd Sitting:

On my 3rd sitting I cut another foam board for the tail section.  This completes the component for the whole frame.

The tail section with working elevator and stabilizer fins.

The completed frame.  The avionics will be next.  I don't have plans of painting the plane, I like it white. 

Here is the under belly with carbon fiber tube running the middle. Now my plane is ARF.

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My Planes - All Scratch Built

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Just some of the planes I built.  The main material is foam board from National Bookstore, reinforce with bamboo skewers, or spruce and balsa and some with carbon fiber tubes or strips. I enjoy scratch building them as much as flying.  Scratch building keeps my mind active, my hands busy and my drawing skills sharp.

2007

 "the DREAM"  also known as MANTIS

- Semi-profile fuse

- WS at 46"

- Controls are E/R/T

- Motor: Brushless outrunner 2408-21 with GWS EP0947 prop

- Battery: Dualsky LiPo 3s1P at 11oo mAh

2007

Profile P51

- WS at 44"

- Motor: Himax BL with gearbox on GWS 1047 prop

- Control: A/E/T

- Battery 3S1P LiPo at 1100 mAh

2006

Fat OV-10

- Profile fuse with 2 IPS-A motors, 9070 prop on each

- WS at 30"

- Controls are E/R/T

- Battery: 3S1P Lipo at 620 mAh

- AUW at 12 oz.

2006

SloStang

- Full fuse with 40" WS 

- Powered by a BL motor

- Controls are A/E/T

2006

Profile A-10

- Controls are ailerons/elevator/throttle

- WS at 32"

- Motors are two Mabuchi 250s (from Tamiya) with 4025 props on each.

   I run out of IPS motors, that's the reason for the 250s and it did not do well. After several flights, one of the motor over heated and burnt. 

   I love A-1os.

2005

Mini Fokker Eindecker EIII

- GWS IPS-A motor with a 9047 slow prop

-WS at 32"

 

2005

V-tail trainer

-GWS IPS-A motor on 9047 slow prop

-2S1P 6oo mAh LiPo battery

-WS at 30"

Here are some first on this plane:

• this is my very first scratch built plane to use a foamboard

• my first plane to use a lipoly battery. no more nicads or the likes on my planes.

• my first plane to use my Hitec Optic6.  before that, my venerable Futaba Attack4 is my main tx.

• my first plane to actually do a ROG (raised off ground).  all of my planes i usually hand-launch.

• this is the plane i used to train myself on proper landing.  before that, all my landings i considered crashes. hehe.

 

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My Last Flight at Sta. Lucia

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Minutes after Irene finished taking this video, a bike-riding security guard approached and informed us that the site, a vacant residential area at the back of SM City Fairview owned by Sta. Lucia Property is closing it's gate to all rc fliers and is therefore discouraging the use of the site as a rc fly zone. Security of the place and safety of the people are the main reasons he gave and also as per order of Sta. Lucia management.

Just as I am starting my return to rc flying, the site where I do my sortees is grounding all would be earthbound pilots in the area.

(by the way, the noises you can hear are sounds of vehicles in the area. not the BL motor. hehe)

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preparing for flight

(photo and video courtesy of icy)

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She is back! I am back!

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After a battery leak ruined my four year old Hitec Optic 6, now she is back. Many thanks to Anthony Ballesteros of Bullet Hobby (Pasig), who also consults for Hitec RCD Philippines who made a quick fix on my TX.

Well, it looks like I am back to flying again.

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Hold! Take 2!

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With a few "keepers" hanging on my wall, I'll try rejuvinating this blog.


"One you've tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been,
and there you will always long to return."

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My Bronco's flight

Fat OV-10 Damaged

The single biggest cause of (rc) plane crashes has been the insistence upon flying in too much wind.

July 10, Sunday I was hoping that the wind would die down at dusk yet at 6:30 pm it is still blowing at a mighty 5kph with gust of up to 8-10kph. wind. Well I know my plane would handle such wind but the question is, can I handle such force. About 20-25 minutes in flight I was preparing for a landing when a strong gust of upwind forces my OV-10 into a loop which i didn't recover. The result, my plane went into a nose dive from about 30 ft. right straight to earth. The damage, surprisingly the nose which absorb the impact suffered only a minor dent, however the force travelled through the wings which sustained most of the damage. The left wing was almost ripped off from the fuselage. Both left and right boom wing connection suffered a crack about two to three inches long. Other than that, there are no other damage. Conclusion, I need to make a new pair of wings for my FAT OV-10 and I am going to reinforce it with carbon fiber tubes.

FAT OV-10 maidened

i finally maidened my fat ov-10 yesterday (sunday) at around 6:30 pm in sta.lucia - just beside sm fairview. the reason for a sunset test flight is that the wind is calm during this time of day and with a plane that has a wingspan of 30" and weights only 12 oz., it can easily tossed around by a slight blow of wind.

handlunch was at full throttle but i full back at half when i reached a flying altitude of 75' to 100'. this plane is basically a slow-flyer, perfect for a beginner like me. it glides very well and very stable at half throttle, and i even performed a powerless landing without any trouble at all.

i could have stayed a little bit longer in the air if not for the darkness that is setting in. according to my tx, i posted a flight time of 34 minutes in 3 breaks with plenty of power left on my lipoly.

this plane is definitely a keeper.

(no in-flight photos... my cameraman ...ahhh woman... is not available during the maiden flight)

The Actual Thing

Almost two weeks had past and i manage to finish my fat ov-10. i am starting my c.g. for this plane at about 30% - 33% from the leading edge which is 2" - 2.15". no flight test sked this weekend due to a weather that doesn't want to cooperate. power for my ov-10 will come from my 3s1p at 620mAh lipoly. i hope it can handle the current drawn by this two GWS IPS-A motors each with a GWS9070 as prop.

Another plane on the drawing board

hehehe.... alang kadaladala.

another plane is on the drawing board. this one would be a fun plane, a cute one for a fact - a chubby one. a fat ov-10. this one would be powered by two IPS-A motor and 2S1P lipoly. i am aiming for a wingspan of 30" and a weight not exceeding 12oz. so far my drawings seems okey... so i am gonna cut some foamboards tonight... wish me luck.


my FAT-OV10