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[rob.thomson]

So..   Anyone see where this is going?





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[Coyote]

I do like that :)

[rob.thomson]

I do like that :)

Slightly  concerned it will be a pig to fly.   It's quite  heavy!

Will find out soon :)

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[Lola]

Beautiful! The end.

[FPVSteve]

Yea but it's got two massive wings, it'll float like a butterfly :) Think these are fairly twitchy on the roll though!

[rob.thomson]

Not so massive.   Only 1m wingspan.

Compared to my hyperbipe it's a brick!

Will see soon enough if it flies well.   Certainly looks the part!

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[Billy_boy_2010]

I'm surprised you put the cam so far back what's it like looking through all that?

I would also be concerned about the mobius focusing on the wings and not the view beyond.

[Loopdreams]

Pretty well all action cameras are fixed focus, it'll be fine.  The only thing I'd be concerned with on a design like that is maintaining the correct CG.  I had that problem with my SE5A, ended up needing a chunk of lead in the cowl to counterbalance the camera and pan servo.

[rob.thomson]

Camera is intentionally in that position.

You will note the lens is quite close to the position the pilots head would be.   Just a little hight to help with field of view.

This is all about getting a 'full size'  experience.   It's important to see the plane as the pilot would.

Agreed on cg.   But no major issue.   :)

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[rob.thomson]

It's bloody fantastic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usdDznP5V6k

[rob.thomson]

another video showing how nice it is in the air..

https://youtu.be/r5yedN0xuyM

[krikey]

I like that rob

[rob.thomson]

It's lovely to fly.

Biggest issue I have found is that it burns power really quick!

You get about 4mins power on a 2700mah 4cell.

I will be propping down a size to see how it performs with a little less thrust!

Rob

[English Turbines]

It's lovely to fly.

Biggest issue I have found is that it burns power really quick!

You get about 4mins power on a 2700mah 4cell.

I will be propping down a size to see how it performs with a little less thrust!

Rob

Hi Rob.....I watched the live dvd feed....Honestly, I dont know how you fly it with such a limited view, I know I couldn't do it...even with a head tracker...LOL.....So, well done m8....Its nice to see something different than the foamie swarm....:)

PS...I dont think using a smaller diameter prop will help reduce consumption, these Bipes like a big prop, but like all Biplanes, they come with a lot of drag....Better to just fit a larger Lipo, its not like its not got the wing area...?

:vulture:

[rob.thomson]

Lol...  The flying part is the easy bit.    Mind...  I would not want to fly it in a small field!

Power wise..    Mostly it runs on 1/2 throttle.    So my hope is to allow full throttle range without chewing the battery.    Will see how we get on!

No chance of a bigger battery.   Just not enough space.