This is based off the plantraco butterfly but it's a little bit bigger than the actual thing so I've called it the monsterfly.
Since it's based off an ultralight indoor RC plane, you only have rudder and throttle control. Yaw is strongly couple to roll so steering isn't much different to normal planes. To climb, use full throttle while completely level on the roll axis. To descend gently, simply cut throttle. To descend fast, perform a series of hard turns
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 29.3ft (8.9m)
- Length 19.0ft (5.8m)
- Height 8.8ft (2.7m)
- Empty Weight 406lbs (184kg)
- Loaded Weight 475lbs (215kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.105
- Wing Loading 2.1lbs/ft2 (10.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 223.7ft2 (20.8m2)
- Drag Points 1031
Parts
- Number of Parts 17
- Control Surfaces 1
- Performance Cost 65
Meee tooo. I was into the 3D single rotor thing a few years back (not that I was all that good at it haha) and also the little ones. I really liked the Blade series; the 400, the mcpx, msr, and nano cpx. Actually I used the msr the most haha. Anyway, I had this change happen in my life and got rid of all of them like a dummy. Now all I’ve got is a tiny little quad that I bought on sale at office max, I don’t even know the brand hahaha. Oh well it’s still fun! @LiamW
I’ve got quite a few 4-6 channel foam aircraft (3D, sport and combat) and a couple of quads :) man I love RC @Hyattorama
Yeah for sure. Different kind of flying. Forces you to pay much closer attention to your inputs. I rather like it. Except on rotorcraft. Only 4ch+ for me when it comes to helis haha. With helis it’s just limiting and takes away most of what sets helis apart from fixed wing. Man I miss r/c haha. @LiamW
@Hyattorama Absolutely. It still flies like trash compared to a 3+ channel aircraft though. Modern receivers and servos kinda make this style redundant but it's still fun to try it out anyway
This thing is sweet! Seems like you’d have to be very precise in order to get a plane that flies this well/easy with just throttle and rudder. But hey, throttle and rudder is all you really need! Just like in life, amirite? Haha