Mini Q

[taggarc]

Do people try and do anything with the servo control arm to accommodate or offset the reflex that the Mini Q needs. With a neutral to the rear or leading edge ? On a related point if you can't get 100% true neutral would it be better to have it slightly pointing to the leading edge or pointing slightly towards the control horn on the elevon ? Thanks

 

[Wayne]

You end up with very little throw for pitch, but plenty for roll. So it is very important to have linkage as tight as you can. Play in pitch linkage will make this plane a very poor experience. As I recall very little differential is needed, so see no reason to worry about offsetting the servo arm.

 

[gusfliesrc]

I was able to maiden the Mini Q this week. What can I say? Its a hoot! The first flight I had a friend launch it. There must have been a bit too much reflex, because it took a few clicks of down to get it flying right. No trim was needed for the ailerons. The Elevator was super twitchy after a few minutes I landed to make some adjustments on my radio. I added 35% expo to the elevator stick and had my friend launch it again. this time when he launched it it headed straight for the ground but I was able to keep it out of the dirt. I was much happier with it flight characteristics with the expo in the elevator. I flew it for about 15 minutes, this little bird really makes me grin.


There is a learning curve for the launch. When I launch it myself, I tossed it onto the ground about 50% of the time. I found a wing tip launch works best, but I think before I take it out again I am going too program a launch mode. it seems like it was easier to launch when I had too much reflex. I will let you know if that makes things easier.


At the end of the day I had flown it 6 times. I love this little bird!

 

[Wayne]

Yes, a little up elevator at launch can help, especially at slopes that have cruddy air on the lip. You only need this input for a second.

When we tried to fly the first unit we did it in front of a crowd at our big Sunset event. We did not know for sure where the CG was or what the throws should be. It took a lot of crash landings before we found the magic settings. But once in the air Woohoo!

If you have a Tandem radio, the little buttons on the back are great for a launch mode.

 

[Pierre Diatta]

Yes really amazing if the lift is on the sloap. I will try to Post a new video this weekend. I am not confortable with this website. And how to share photos or vidéo..... sorry for that

 

[Pierre Diatta]

 

[Pierre Diatta]

My mini Q

 

[Wayne]

The easiest way to add a photo is just drag it into the editor and place it right were you would like in the editor. You can then click on it and change the size, etc.

Love the Mini Q at an F3F race.

 

[Pierre Diatta]

here a smal video, this bloody wing is amazing:

 

[Pierre Diatta]

CG is not easy to find and the problem is when people speak about the ajustment from the leading edge. the axial distance is not the same depending where you take mesurment along the wingspan! Personaly my CG is 25mm from the servo acess door edge. i put a peace of tipe parallèle to the edge (meanig perpendicular to the fuselage axis and not parallele to the leading edge). Hope this info will hlep people for the CG ajustment. Best regards

 

[RWallage]

What would a motor/prop/esc setup be for a 3S battery? Looking for "very lively", not "ballistic" (yet)...

 

[RWallage]

I have just received my MiniQ glider. As note in earlier posts, the servo well is positioned so that the pushrod will be parallel to the flight direction. However, the wing is swepped slightly forward, so the elevon hinge is not at 90 degrees with the flight direction.
If I install the servo square inside the well, the pushrod will be at a small angle with the elevon hinge line. Would that be a potential problem?

I could ofcourse install the servo at an angle in the well so the pushrod will be at a 90 degrees angle with the elevon line, but not parallel with the flight direction...

Any thoughts on this? Or am I overthinking too much?

 

[Wayne]

Either option is valid. The Mini Q does not need a lot of throw, so the linkage being off angle a bit from the hinge line is not a big issue. And if you decide to keep the linkage square to the hinge line, the drag penalty is probably so small that it can't be noticed.

 

[JustinMader]

Either option is valid. The Mini Q does not need a lot of throw, so the linkage being off angle a bit from the hinge line is not a big issue. And if you decide to keep the linkage square to the hinge line, the drag penalty is probably so small that it can't be noticed.

I ran my linkages parallel to the fuse, and put ball joints on the control surface hinges to handle the offset angle. Worked well.

 

[RWallage]

So I'll stop overthinking it. Leaves me just with the motor setup to choose...

 

[RWallage]

Has anyone made the tail vertical removable? I like the idea to be able to flat pack my MiniQ.

 

[Wayne]

Sure - I never even attached mine, it is just pushed on.

 

[Pierre Diatta]

Same for me the vertical tail is just pushed on and sometime after hard landing i just have to push it again but ajutments are very clean and you can fly it without any glue for the tail.

 

[RWallage]

What do you do with the Rx antennas?
And where is the CG?

 

[RWallage]

Ok, so I've learned the CG should be around 23mm from the LE at the root. Now, what do you guys do with the antennas? Is there carbon in the wing?