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A Wing Dragon with a difference
It's still recognisable as a Wing Dragon but only just! The wings and tail are conventional built up structures but all done with 2mm Depron sheet. The differential ailerons are quite small so only need 3.7 gm servos. The rest of the trailing edge is taken up with big flaps (working off the rudder channel) also with 3.7gm servos. The elevator servo (3.7 gm again) is in the fin. A 2812 brushless and 1500mAh 3s LiPo complete the picture and what's more it weighs 25% LESS (that's 6 ounces!) than a standard WD. It has quite a spectacular performance and those flaps really work. This video shows a full power climb, a glide pass, another climb then a full flap landing.
Nice modifications! And a perfect flying site you have - whereabouts is that exactly, looks a lovely area.
Sep 07, 2009
Wing Dragon by: Busmann
Wow! What a beautiful flying site-and the sky looks tremendous! What video camera are you using?The resolution is great-thanks for sharing!
Sep 07, 2009
Flapped Wing Dragon by: Anonymous
The field is in Cheshire, England. It may be picturesque but it pretty rough so it has to be a hand launch and belly land. The video is from a FlyCamOne2 held in a lightweight depron box mounted on top of the wing and secured in place by the wing elastic bands. The next WD version has a smaller wing and even bigger flaps!
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