Airship Velocita Build

[Red]

you can see similar issues with very short wing span lifting body aircraft. Lots of stability issues in roll axis. Watching the college aero challenges where they have a class that uses very short span models to lift soccer balls. For sure these models have all had "interesting" handling qualities.

There was a "blimp" shaped heavier than air model from 1954 called the Martian Spaceship. It had the same sort of roll axis issues. A long but short vertical across the top helped reduce the oscillations.
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Personally I think scale like speed would be what I would focus on rather than racing around. Then no real issue.

Got to say that blimp control does work well, it's like front wheel drive for your blimp. Well thought out and seems to do the trick well.

I built a laser cut one of those out of Depron years back. Flew way better than it has any rights too. Roy Cough had some very unique and innovative designs back in the day.

 

[Konrad]

I test flew one of those built from Model Builder plans. I was amazed at how much weight it would carry. The one I test flew was powered by 7 cell1700 scr cells and driven by an Astro 05 geared. The builder worked with Keith Shaw on the power system.

Keith tells a story where he was test flying one, the guy had put a 25 amp fuse in the power system it burned as the prop hooked up just at lift off. This taught me to be very aware of just what one is trying to protect with fuses (the ship or the power system & components).

 

[Jarron]

 

[Hawaii Sloper]

Awesome Jarron! That thing is so cool. I went back and reread your original posts on this and have to say how much I enjoyed your writing and building. You have a nice talent for writing! great description and story telling! That is not something everyone (or even many) have. Not a talent that we get to enjoy from our flying friends often either. Looking forward to more of your content