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Carbon Falcon
- Thread starter Wayne
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thenated0g
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Yeah i know it will be an issue. Ill just pull the ends out though and let them hang.
Was able to find an old rx receiver that works with my xlite, so super compact little setup.
Found some 800mah 2s packs from you guys in my box, so going to see how those do with cg.
How much do the lights on the leading edge affect cg? I havent read anything on it, assuming i just stick them to the leading edge carbon spars?
Was able to find an old rx receiver that works with my xlite, so super compact little setup.
Found some 800mah 2s packs from you guys in my box, so going to see how those do with cg.
How much do the lights on the leading edge affect cg? I havent read anything on it, assuming i just stick them to the leading edge carbon spars?
They'll make you a little more nose heavy, but it's not too bad. The lights go into the sail leading edge pockets. I've stuck them down inside to the upper surface so they shine down and rearwards a bit to illuminate the sail at night. It looks awesome
thenated0g
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I wonder what some black lights would do to the sail and pilot. Do it.
thenated0g
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I like that idea, ill just do that. Love all the presoldered parts on the electronics. Just plug together and go.
Your previous link to amazon for rubber bands is broken.
edit - nevermind just relized you guys sell them.
This is a cool spot for a micro fpv camera:
Your previous link to amazon for rubber bands is broken.
edit - nevermind just relized you guys sell them.
This is a cool spot for a micro fpv camera:
thenated0g
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So if it noses up on glide test is that tail heavy?
gp49
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thenated0g
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So nose heavy. Thanks
thenated0g
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thenated0g
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Yeah im having an issue with the way you hold that cg screw thing. It seems to be pulling the nose down but on test glides it pops way up on a toss. I have been going back and forth, more nose weight, less nose weight. I think more nose weight is dialing into what it wants. I went from a 30g battery to a 50g and its way more controllable and glides better, so i think now i need to start working up with 5g weights to see what it does.
Hi, I think I am having similar issues as thenated0g. I set it up per the manual, neutral position at 65mm and having +/-30mm throws for elevator and aileron. I used some string to hang the wing at the balance point and installed my battery to get the slightly nose down orientation as shown in the manual. When I flew it for the first time yesterday, it kept wanting to pitch up on power. I added some down trim but it still wanted to pitch up. I then moved the battery forward but I feel that made it worse. In my glide test, it behaves fine and glides leveled. With the down trim, I am at 55mm at neutral sticks. @Wayne , do you have any suggestions on what may be causing this?
Yes, it will pitch up under high throttle. I'm thinking you may be using too much throttle???
Due to the nature of the fabric wing, large sustained power inputs will stretch the rubber bands and reshape the aerodynamics, but we also have not built in any down thrust as we have found many people prefer a model that climbs under throttle. It is not a plane to fly at full throttle in level flight.
In all honesty we never even tried the design with any down thrust built in. Give us a few days and we will make up a motor mount with down thrust and see how it handles. Might be a good addition.
The original Carbon Falcon tended to be powered by motors that offered very little power. We went a little different approach on the new one hand have selected a compact and very durable motor, but the down side is it can supply way too much power. To address this we recommend flying with a 2S battery and we outfit them with a rather small prop. We are not taxing this motor at all, thus it will have a VERY long life. We know our customers like to have extra power on tap, so the suggested props offers more than the plane can absorb in normal flight. In reality I'd say I fly at 50% or lower throttle most of the time. If I'm ripping some fun acro, then I open up the throttle. I also enjoy high throttle blips that last less than a second. The very low weight to power ratio means you get instant reaction.
Due to the nature of the fabric wing, large sustained power inputs will stretch the rubber bands and reshape the aerodynamics, but we also have not built in any down thrust as we have found many people prefer a model that climbs under throttle. It is not a plane to fly at full throttle in level flight.
In all honesty we never even tried the design with any down thrust built in. Give us a few days and we will make up a motor mount with down thrust and see how it handles. Might be a good addition.
The original Carbon Falcon tended to be powered by motors that offered very little power. We went a little different approach on the new one hand have selected a compact and very durable motor, but the down side is it can supply way too much power. To address this we recommend flying with a 2S battery and we outfit them with a rather small prop. We are not taxing this motor at all, thus it will have a VERY long life. We know our customers like to have extra power on tap, so the suggested props offers more than the plane can absorb in normal flight. In reality I'd say I fly at 50% or lower throttle most of the time. If I'm ripping some fun acro, then I open up the throttle. I also enjoy high throttle blips that last less than a second. The very low weight to power ratio means you get instant reaction.
