RC DeltaGliderIV project

[Logifech]

Wow Aweasome Thats Looks Very Cool Good Job.

 

[RisingFury]

Thank you

 

[count_volta]

Wow that looks amazing dude. :thumbup: Can't wait to see it fly. You got some talent I must say.

Can you please resize your future photos to like 1024x768 though. These are way too huge and take a while to load. None of the quality is lost if you resize them. Thanks.

 

[RisingFury]

Yea, sorry for being lazy about that... I though I'd take some flak earlier in the thread...

 

[jinglesassy]

Amazing risingfury but do us a favour and dont crash it the first time

 

[RisingFury]

I'll do my best, thanks. My RC friends with decades of experience suggested to me to fly my trainer for at least 5 hours before the first flight of the DGIV.

 

[Sunhillow]

Yes, this has become a real beauty
Maybe you consider doing some unpowered glide tests like this guy:

 

[RisingFury]

No. The wingloading will be so high that I'm expecting the takeoff velocity to be around 50 km/h. Also, since this thing has no dihedral and a large flat underside of the wing, there's a high chance it might be somewhat unstable at low velocities...

When it's time to go, it's full throttle time.

 

[Donamy]

maybe a clear plastic keel ?

 

[Izack]

I can't wait to see this in action!

 

[sunshine135]

Neat to actually see this Orbiter concept in action. I can certainly understand the need for the high takeoff speed. The DGIV has the aerodynamics of a guided rock. It will be one fast plane, by necessity. Make sure you post some You Tube vids.

 

[RisingFury]

Neat to actually see this Orbiter concept in action. I can certainly understand the need for the high takeoff speed. The DGIV has the aerodynamics of a guided rock. It will be one fast plane, by necessity. Make sure you post some You Tube vids.

Yea, rock indeed...

The frontal area is huge even at 0° AOA, a delta wing is by "default" not very efficient and when this thing comes in to land and pitches up, the 60 dm^2 of the underbelly will show it's face to the airstream.

Ironically, here's where a larger mass comes in very handy! I've been doing tests on the sim and although a higher wingloading meant I needed to come in faster, it allowed me a longer horizontal glide time over the runway. It was generally easier to land a heavier plane.

 

[Brycesv1]

i see. a light plane would pop back into the air as soon as u pulled the nose up

 

[statickid]

just don't forget to raise the landing gear after you take off! wouldn't want it to blow off!

 

[DanScall]

Any update on this, a month down the line? I just found this thread an hour ago, and I have to say I am HUGELY impressed by this.

 

[jinglesassy]

Any updates on this?

 

[Southwell]

wow awesome project, I just stumbled across this. I am itching for an update on it now!!! Big props RisingFury, i can only imagine the ingenuity you have to build this

 

[Pyromaniac605]

Could you please scale any future pictures down? My internets slow atm so I've only been able to see one picture. It looks really good but where do you buy coloured foil? I've never heard of such a thing.

Darren

 

[tl8]

I believe the interwebs would be a good place to start looking

 

[RisingFury]

Could you please scale any future pictures down? My internets slow atm so I've only been able to see one picture. It looks really good but where do you buy coloured foil? I've never heard of such a thing.

Darren

The foil I got is called ORACOVER.