rcpowers.com extra 300: Gyro install
I haven't even flown version 2 of the rcpowers.com extra 300 foamy but what better plane to try out the hobbyking 401B Gyro on. I had problems getting it to work with the Fly-Dream 2.4Ghz receiver so I swapped over to a JR 36MHz synthesized Rx and it worked a treat.
time lapse build video – extra 300
What started out as an instructional video on building a foamy, turned into a time lapse video of the build. I used Vegas Pro to capture, resample and speed up the playback to condense a few night work into about 90 seconds video. I built it out of 5mm foam core artboard which overall I think comes out too heavy. During the build, I used a heatgun to remove the cardboard layer from the ailerons and rudder. This came to about 45 grams of weight removed from the plane. Imagine how much I could save if I skinned all the cardboard from the foam and used a few CF rods for stiffness instead.
My suspicions about the weight was confirmed with a maiden flight on Sunday past. It flew ok and would hover but needed about 90% throttle to do so. I think I'll try to lighten this version and build another one without the cardboard skin.