Backyard Flyer
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:56 pmMy Dad has always been interested in R/C flying, but he is so bad at it that he has never had one last more than a few minutes in the air before a catastrophic crash (I've had similer luck). So for fathers day I got him this bi-plane made of indestructible EPP foam. It was so much fun that I had to get one for myself.
Here's what it looks like. The pencil was included for scale. This thing only has a 9 inch wing span. (compression actually did kill this one)
It's internal Li-Po battery is charged directly from the transmitter.
And now for some in-flight shots. Due to the small size of this thing, it was impossible to get a good in-flight picture and fly it at the same time.
It flyes nose-high all the time.
Incoming!
Note the lack of control surfaces. This plane opperates on a kind of differential thrust. The more throttle you give, the more it climbs. To turn, it slows down one motor and speeds up the other. Surprisingly, this setup works quite well. I would reccomend this plane to anyone who is would like to get a start in R/C flying. It is an Air Hogs Aero Ace and can be found at Wal-Mart or here: http://www.wonderhobby.com/hxmimirareco.html sold under a different name and for a little less money
Here's what it looks like. The pencil was included for scale. This thing only has a 9 inch wing span. (compression actually did kill this one)
It's internal Li-Po battery is charged directly from the transmitter.
And now for some in-flight shots. Due to the small size of this thing, it was impossible to get a good in-flight picture and fly it at the same time.
It flyes nose-high all the time.
Incoming!
Note the lack of control surfaces. This plane opperates on a kind of differential thrust. The more throttle you give, the more it climbs. To turn, it slows down one motor and speeds up the other. Surprisingly, this setup works quite well. I would reccomend this plane to anyone who is would like to get a start in R/C flying. It is an Air Hogs Aero Ace and can be found at Wal-Mart or here: http://www.wonderhobby.com/hxmimirareco.html sold under a different name and for a little less money
) - flies great now 
