OK I have to admit this one was in fact done because I was told by a club member I couldn't possibly make it work. At almost 100grams I wasn't sure if we'ed get enought altitude to be called a flight but by gosh I was gonna make the thing flyable.
An In-line 6 motor cluster it is the largest "In-line" micro cluster i've done. The Lindburg model at 1:180 scale is fairly compact lending it's upper deck to only accepting a T3 .375" diameter body tube making recovery system room pretty scarse. the original intent was to use a 6" heavy mylar chute. After completion of the fabrication and painting I know that was simply not going to be big enough. a lighter weight 10" chute was placed in exchange.
Over all this model is 5/8" OD x 11.5" in length with a 7-3/4" windspan. as working landing gear that can be pose wheels down for display and retracted for wheels up flight. the Ewt went up slightly with the larger chute from 92.4 to 95.0grams. adding the 6 MMX-II motors liftoff weight was 101.6grams.
Which makes it by far the Heaviest model in the entire Micro Maxx flying model fleet.
To be perfectly Honest; As a flying model it sucks! getting only 10-12 feet of total altitude, popping the chute just in time to prevent disaster, but did snap a wing tip on a hard landing. but She did fly, eject and deploy.. and could...perhaps will fly again
But it LOOKS SO darn KEWL!
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An In-line 6 motor cluster it is the largest "In-line" micro cluster i've done. The Lindburg model at 1:180 scale is fairly compact lending it's upper deck to only accepting a T3 .375" diameter body tube making recovery system room pretty scarse. the original intent was to use a 6" heavy mylar chute. After completion of the fabrication and painting I know that was simply not going to be big enough. a lighter weight 10" chute was placed in exchange.
Over all this model is 5/8" OD x 11.5" in length with a 7-3/4" windspan. as working landing gear that can be pose wheels down for display and retracted for wheels up flight. the Ewt went up slightly with the larger chute from 92.4 to 95.0grams. adding the 6 MMX-II motors liftoff weight was 101.6grams.
Which makes it by far the Heaviest model in the entire Micro Maxx flying model fleet.
To be perfectly Honest; As a flying model it sucks! getting only 10-12 feet of total altitude, popping the chute just in time to prevent disaster, but did snap a wing tip on a hard landing. but She did fly, eject and deploy.. and could...perhaps will fly again
But it LOOKS SO darn KEWL!Post copied with permission
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