This is just a quick vid showing just one of the EDFs powered, controlled manually with a servo controller. I didn't have enough power available for all three. This is just to get a feel for it.
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Sunday 25 October 2009
Sunday 18 October 2009
Gear mounts and tail test fit
I've got the L/G mounts sorted and hacked up the lower tail fins. I still have the L/G arms to fabricate and it's starting to get heavy! I'm not going to add any control surfaces to the tail yet (if at all), or actuate the L/G, as I'd like to have a stab at some kind of controlled flight as soon as possible. I do think I'll need control vanes on the rear EDF though.
Sunday 4 October 2009
L/G rework and accelerometers
I've been feeling off-colour this week so haven't got much done. I stripped a lot of the L/G from the airframe because I wasn't happy with it. I have thought of a way around the issues and will try to implement them next. This will give me a tidier, stronger end result.
I also dug out my Dimension Engineering DE-ACCM3D 3-axis accelerometer that I'd bought for a previous project and never got round to using. I hooked it up to my MiniLab 1008 (USB DAQ device) to re-familiarise myself with it. The DE-ACCM3D works fine but I seemed to be getting really slow, crappy resolution from MiniLab. I'm sure it was OK before...
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