Adam's e-Mantis ready to fly

[Dave Reaville]

Good luck with the flight Adam. I am sure your going to be happy with it.

Burn some electrons..:-)

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Glatt <adam.g at sasktel.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2005 9:20 pm
Subject: Adam's e-Mantis ready to fly

> With half-decent weather tomorrow evening, the e-Mantis will fly.
> 
> We didn't figure CofG properly in the build process, so I had to 
> stick 
> 1.5oz of lead on the tail, and this with the batteries as far back 
> as 
> possible (front edge of the battery lines up with the front edge 
> of the 
> front battery mount).  If I order a second e-Mantis, Nedim will 
> have to 
> build the tray longer so the RX and rudder servo can go back about 
> three 
> inches.  As well, we will put the switch and RX battery at the 
> rear of 
> the fuselage instead of the front.  With those mods most of the 
> lead 
> should come off.  I can't see how to save weight on the front end 
> (Chad 
> already drilled out all of the firewall, fuselage, and belly pan 
> he 
> dared).  If anything, alterations to make the plane heavier 
> (probably 
> desirable in a stiff wind) will occur with batteries (8Ah?) and a 
> heavier Plettenberg motor using a heavier prop, all of which 
> compound 
> the CofG issue.  Nedim, you built the tail too light!  Anyone have 
> an 
> Impact rudder they don't want to use?  ;>
> 
> Two JR ds3421 elevator servos, one 8611 rudder servo, two 9411 
> aileron 
> servos, Schulze 32.55k ESC, Plettenberg Xtra 25-13, APC 18x12e 
> (battery 
> break-in prop), TruTurn 3+3/8 inch spinner w/ light backplate, 
> Thunder 
> Power 2x5s3p-V 6Ah, Nedim's curved carbon gear, Bolly's new reflex 
> CF 
> pants...
> ...10lbs + (2.25±0.15)oz
> plus 1.5oz of lead (probably 2oz when the 19x12e or 19x12we goes 
> on) to 
> make it balance where I have my glow Mantis right now.
> 
> I'm not sure how he did it, but Nedim seems to have made my plane 
> lighter than Chad's e-Enigma (Chad is using lighter batteries and 
> servos 
> to hit 10lbs2oz).
> 
> Watch our team site later this week for pictures.
> 
> Adam Glatt
> Team F3A Canada 2005
> f3acanada.org
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