24" flying wing! the Dead Simple 24 $5 scratch build challenge

Todays plane is really awesome! It is the DS(Dead Simple) 24 from RCGroups(www.rcgroups.co.... This wing is only has a wingspan of 24" but it utilizes a KFM2 airfoil for some moderate lift. Because I used foam board with the paper on, the wing requires no sparring and is surprisingly stiff. I was REALLY amazed at how well this plane flys. I almost don't want to take it apart to build my 5th plane.
ATTENTION ALL RC CANADIANSI This wing only weighs 230g with a 800 3s battery and an AIO fpv camera, making it a great candidate for FPV under 250g.

[@pantac4493]

Just finished building it. Flies great, like you said, it likes speed. I had the elevons set at the same level of the wing and I was having to pull up quite a bit to stay level. Didn't know wings are normally set up with reflex. Adjusted it and all is well now. It will be a fun fpv platform

[@lordofthewings4578]

YES! I am glad you built it! Pretty nice, eh? Yeah wings need the reflex to act as a "downforce" on the "tail"(if there was one). This keep the center of lift constant with the center of gravity. If you look up "rcmodelreviews" he has a 2 part video on flying wing aerodynamics that explains a lot! Once again, Happy to hear you made it!

[@pantac4493]

Lord of the Wings I’m still flying this one. I’m just having trouble with esc’s giving out on me. It went down once with loss of control and the only thing I came up with is the 12a esc was too hot and it shut down. My spitfire done something similar but it still had control and battery voltage was fine. I immediately removed the 30a esc and put it on the wing thinking it would be plenty and was working fine for a few days. I went out flying again and noticed a hiccup in throttle while flying, brought it down and it started to stutter at low throttle but spinned up fine at higher throttle. I checked online they said it could be a bad solder or connection. I checked all of that and the motor for damage. I tired the esc on another motor and behaved the same way. I’m only using a 5x4 prop and half throttle most the time. I don’t see why the esc can’t keep up. I’m going to try my luck with a 50a esc and if that doesn’t work, look into an alternative motor (using dys 1806 2300kv right now)

[@lordofthewings4578]

Thats really odd pan tac, I am using the exact same motor and ESC and have had long runs of full throttle. What 12a esc are you running? I wouldn't go much larger than the 12a or an 18a on this wing as you do not want to load it down too much. maybe try a better quality esc? what battery connector? If you are running a red JST, you may want to upgrade to an XT30/XT60

[@pantac4493]

Lord of the Wings does your motor or esc ever get hot to the touch? I was using a HTIRC Hornet Series 12A Brushless ESC For RC Models from banggood. The heat seems to be less when I lower the camera power but shouldn’t have had to do that but it’s still pretty hot. On this wing, when I have the power setting at 200mw (tx03) on camera it’s fine until I move the servos and then the picture flickers or it turns off complete, doesn’t do that on the f959 and only difference is this being powered by a 3s battery. On my f959 I use full transmitting power for camera. Besides the f959, all my connectors are XT60. Idk I’ll keep trying, it’s a fun plane to fly

[@lordofthewings4578]

It is pretty fun, and easy to build, as you know. I am running a bl heli ESC. Sure it gets hot, but I get no surging or power issues. Keep at it, i'm sure you can figure it out. How is it to fly FPV? I haven't tried yet.

[@13orangeleaf]

Nice build,seems to fly good, weight is perfect , especially with the new rc rules.

[@lordofthewings4578]

Yep, pretty soon that maybe all we're flying

[@nob0dy27_]

i built this wing 2 years ago and added a flight controller and fpv to it, was really fun. only downside was that i crashed it a lot and so it became to heavy over time lol

[@daviddavids2884]

thanks for posting. some thoughts servos could be mounted closer to the cg and farther inboard; would increase stability. servos should be oriented at 90 degrees to hinge line. for less prop squeal, use a 'stiff' apc electric pusher or equivalent. (a prop that light cannot shine through) cheers

[@eligaga]

simple and fun, great build👍

[@tncy8691]

Bizde yaptik aynısını, ama donerek gitti çakıldı. Nerde yanlis yaptik

[@moviefalk177]

Hello nice Video! do you think this will work with a 50mm edf 4900kv engine?

[@yusufsahin3278]

İ have same stuff but a 2800 mah battery which is too heavy for your scales i guess. So i will make a 3/2 scale and try to fly it.

[@AGGELIAFOROS]

Quite fast. You might get more progressive roll and yaw control by combining rotation of the wing tips with the elevons which can then be reduced in size

[@BillyG869]

That disc plane..I have a plane called the platter that was a classic trainer for years. Look same

[@edi_ayee]

Big like for you 👏👏👏👏😍🔥🔥🔥

[@mima6029]

how big was the printout of your blueprint on paper?

[@pantac4493]

I might build this one next. I have the motor and esc already. Looks like it can be a good start to get into wings.

[@JohnMallory]

I make arrow plane like that?

[@karlc9773]

I've never built a plane before where can I get the plans from thanks

[@deathlinguine4582]

Your best video yet! I'm definitely going to build one!

[@karlc9773]

Did you use a little ply wood in the power pod or is it just foam board?

[@mima6029]

How long did it stay up ?

[@bobofthebush5691]

Thanks for the idea. I am making mine 24" after all but am using a kfm4 wing style with steps top and bottom. It will be about 1 gram more this way but will be more stable at all speeds and I was able to achieve this by stripping the paper off the backsides of the step pieces and selectively cuting the paper off the main sheet 1 cm back from the joining point so that they overlap. I will post a link to my youtube page for the build once I am done.

[@joshbishop7453]

Looking forward to you build video :)

[@ik1lbl]

pretty good dude !!!!

[@raginimishra7803]

dimensions plzzzz

[@lordofthewings4578]

The are in the link in the description :-)

[@DavidStell-rb6nl]

Awesome! Thanks for keeping it a simple build . I ordered the flite test mimi arrow. Gave me some ideas for my build. 🤙

[@offaxisfpv]

EH! thats something i could get into! lol thnx nice video

[@rektrc1142]

I love building these foam board planes. Great build. Subbed.

[@bobofthebush5691]

I wonder if upsizing it to 30" and using a 2208 would make much of a difference weight wise. Guess I will just have to try.

[@vhanafii4663]

hiii , can i ask i wanna build flying wing with rcx 1407 5" prop 350mah 3s servo 3g and esc 20a with bec can i build like ur wing ? or recomended esc and servo , thanks (sorry im from asia my english so bad)

[@tubetigeerr]

the background sky is beautiful!! artist choice.

[@arturbonkiewicz6068]

i semll cap

[@chathurafernando1299]

this is Push prop right ? and what is the size of this propeller ?

[@RANDOM24h]

with no gyro :D?

[@MCsCreations]

Awesome! Added to my todo list! 😀

[@chadman2275]

Motor firewall build would be great and servo mount location please 🙏

[@marcelbreas3544]

If I'm not mistaken that's a Flite Test Mini Power Pod. Build video can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6myn4hrfLCGgKs

[@parkersleasman]

hey pls answer me whats your wing sweep angle

[@lordofthewings4578]

I do not remember what the angle was, but the original design is here www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1252282-24-DS-%28Dead-Simple%29-Flying-Wing-Pics-Video-Plans

[@parkersleasman]

@@lordofthewings4578 thx

[@fbiagent3399]

I might do this build but make it A 30inch and run A 2212 1800kv 2/4s maybe little bit lower kv and A hobbywing Skywalker 50A 2/4s.. emax micro servos on A 3s lipo should be good

[@fbiagent3399]

30/36inch

[@cattail3]

How did you construct the motor mount? Is there any down thrust added?

[@lordofthewings4578]

It was actually a flight test mighty mini arrow mount. its literally a C channel made out of foam board with a wooden firewall on the end. zero degrees thrust.

[@isaacs7076]

where did you get the wing layout from? i was hoping to get to build this but i cannot find anything like this on the internet. i am very new to the topic and was hoping for some help.

[@isaacs7076]

nevermind i spoke too soon

[@bentravis99]

Beautiful build and flight!!!

[@bhatibhati6101]

Can I use 1000kv motor (weight 700g)total

[@gleebeeBuyMeAJacksonV]

How does it the wing changes it’s pitch? Servo can only affect on rolling axis. To move the aircraft up or down you need to make them synchronised and move them up or down, isn’t it?

[@lordofthewings4578]

In the case of these wings you have to use a delta mix on your radio where when you pull elevator back, it raises both 'elevons' and the opposite for pushing the elevator forward.

[@cameronhill3329]

Hi, i'm interested in building this plane, looks really good but i was wondering how you printed the plans. Did you use A2 paper? Thanks

[@lordofthewings4578]

I printed them tiled on 8.5 x 11 then taped them together.. real simple!

[@danielmarin4493]

hi, how long coud you fly this plane with the 2200kv motor and the 800 battery?

[@lordofthewings4578]

Hello there! I would fly this for 6-7 minutes and land at 'storage' voltage.

[@enjoy7754]

Foam size in mm?

[@ahsanullah8832]

What thing did you use for a wing?

[@lordofthewings4578]

Dollar tree foam board! You can also use 6mm depron

[@ahsanullah8832]

Thank u so much

[@cesar68033]

nice im going to try and make this

[@ahsanullah8832]

Actualy i got it just saw ur link

[@creambaeggie7228]

How did u manage to run the fly sky receiver on 3s, it didn’t fry?

[@lordofthewings4578]

No it runs off the BEC on the ESC @ 5v

[@creambaeggie7228]

@@lordofthewings4578 I see now thx for replying

[@ahsanullah8832]

What is the size for propeller? And is this reverse one?

[@perryli6326]

It’s called a delta wing as a simple name

[@dinethnethusahan9172]

very good.flying great

[@patricedrone636]

Y es cool

[@sp1derman1602]

Only the motor costs 10

[@Raj_yadav582]

how many battery or motor volt?

[@MrZeddy100]

LED's would be awesome

[@omerfaruksaglam8270]

Where are the plans ?

[@jopan3540]

What the motor type?

[@NOXFPV]

Pretty fast too.

[@ahsanullah8832]

What type of battery is this?

[@lordofthewings4578]

850mah 3s lipo

[@nagarajugoud03]

I want it

[@tomheetderks9997]

so make it -:)

[@lordofthewings4578]

Exactly this! I started the video at 4pm and was at the flying spot by 6pm.

[@tomheetderks9997]

Nice! Much quicker than the filtetest builds I do, and it looks like a pretty great flier. If I put a hole in the ground with my Rad jet, I might build one of these next. I have the same radio you are using, that thing is amazing for $50!

[@brodanygame2168]

? kv

[@lordofthewings4578]

it was a 1806 2300kv motor with a 5" prop

[@gautamkrishna7421]

Slightly sceptical of 12a esc with 3s 1806 on 5”. Otherwise fantastic video!

[@lordofthewings4578]

It handled it just fine!

[@barry.anderberg]

How'd you learn to fly LOS? I can't do it.

[@lordofthewings4578]

Practice, Practice, Practice.

[@lordofthewings4578]

@Jacob Sebastian A flying wing is probably a bit much to handle.. this would be a good second or third plane. I would suggest checking out flite test and the tiny trainer.

[@Linktw0]

Microphone says: What?

[@lordofthewings4578]

HaHa on top of the crappy mic, i had a major sinus infection that week.. i had about three 'takes' in the video where i sneezed in the middle of it.

[@ahsanullah8832]

If u dont mind please can u send me a maesurment of wings?

[@lordofthewings4578]

see this link.. it has full plans: www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1252282-24-DS-(Dead-Simple)-Flying-Wing-Pics-Video-Plans

[@parkersleasman]

@@lordofthewings4578 can you tell me the wing sweep angle

[@TheDickeroo]

You did a nice job showing people how simple it is to build and how much enjoyment you get from flying it.

[@lordofthewings4578]

Thanks, I appreciate it!