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Tricopter build: Mounting the motors
By mattmc - Last updated: Monday, November 29, 2010
The base is cut from 1/4″ ply and the arms are 12mm x 12mm Tas oak about 20″ long. Excuse my interchanging metric and imperial units but thats what you get building from forums in the US. I’m using a method described on the mongrelgear.com.au site for mounting the motors which is simply cable ties [...]
eHawk 1500 build
By mattmc - Last updated: Monday, August 23, 2010
What a good week last week. The birth of my second daughter the day before my own birthday on which I get to unwrap my present, a Thunder Tiger eHawk 1500 electric glider. Reading up on the forums suggests a few modifications might be worthwhile, like putting the aileron servos in the wing and maybe [...]