Solar plane: Rebuild after CRASH!

[@AerialWaviator]

Great solar plane project and demonstration. Thank you for including link to the detailed blog post, as it answered the questions I had.

[@Mateo-wf1yz]

Nice, build a bigger one that can soar for days with a good battery management system, and use thermals next to mountains for free extra altitude. very nice indeed, keep doing more of this.

[@AxelsDIY]

I have been thinking about having enough batteries onboard to last the night, but a much larger plane is needed. It would be a very expensive project! Also, as a hobby pilot, I am very limited in what altitude I am allowed to fly at. The battery management system is not a problem I think, I already have a simple BMS with passive balancing and overcharge protection.

[@mike_oe]

Nice project! I also use dual elevator servos on larger / expensive planes. I set them to drive separate sections (L and R) of the elevator. If one jams in anything else than extreme end point, the other can likely save the plane. In your case it would have worked.

[@AxelsDIY]

Exactly! you can see my split elevator at 0:58

[@HighStartAeronautics]

Nice project and great in flight footage. I like the redundant elevator servo idea.

[@School_Laptop_gamer]

TOO UNDERRATED! GIVE THIS GUY SOME MORE LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR THIS AMAZING PROJECT!

[@AxelsDIY]

Thanks! :)

[@TNT_FPV]

nice i would love to learn how to do this

[@AxelsDIY]

Maybe I will make some kind of detailed overview video

[@pettz18]

looking forward for the duration flight 👍🏼

[@lolsborn]

What type of battery setup are you using? Would be great to know more about the battery and charger configuration.

[@AxelsDIY]

The battery is 4S 2P Samsung 35E 18650 cells, total 7000mAh. Charge Controller is the Genasun GV5, 16.7-volt version. The battery also has a simple BMS with passive balancing that can also protect from overcharging if the Genasun fails or something. Discharging to power the plane bypasses the BMS entirely.

[@sUASNews]

Gliders are just the best, I need to build one again

[@deanedeane4318]

Beautiful Bird !!! 😉😎

[@TheRekiker]

Very clean build

[@f450fpv7]

Great, What model are the solar cells?

[@flat-earther]

where do you store that huge wing

[@AxelsDIY]

The total wingspan is 250 cm (100 inch), but the wing splits into two parts for transport and storage. Pretty easy to manage. But the solar cells are fragile, they can't handle any pressure, so I need to be very careful when handling them.

[@aryawijayaadibrata6370]

May i know what motor and prop are you using?

[@921PILOT]

Отлично!

[@AxelsDIY]

Google Translate: "Great!"

[@gauravluckyrauthan4]

very nice.