Building and Flying a Balsa ‘Slow Stick’ R/C Airplane

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Sorry for low video quality. I don't know what happened. It was uploaded at the usual 720p. I will try to troubleshoot and avoid this next week. Thanks for watching!

[@mithrandir6283]

AeroCraft the video was perfect for me!

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Oh nice alright. Must just be something on my computer that's lowering quality. Thanks for letting me know!

[@skatetoexplorevideos2477]

it was still rendering on KZbin's end. whenever i upload a 4k video i make it public one or two days after i've uploaded it. you can also set a date schedule for the video.

[@AeroCraftAviation]

@@skatetoexplorevideos2477 Ooh that makes sense. Ok. Thanks for the info!

[@gianieverson]

a young boy with classical and old techniques! A simple plane, weight optimization, it is a real performance flight, a real airplane modeller! Congratulations from Brazil

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Muito obrigado por suas palavras belas!

[@loganreuter6072]

1:38 ayyyy popsicle stock control horns! Now you’re speaking my language!

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Well it’s actually basswood but...I think it’s a dialect of popsicle stick. 🤣

[@joshbstevens]

Excellent! Love out it flys.. slow flyers are my favorite. Thanks for sharing :)

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Thanks! My favorite too. :)

[@ricomon64]

Looks like fun. That tiny prop pulls it through the air surprisingly well.

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Yeah it does. These small, high-KV brushless motors struggle to turn large-diameter, thin-bladed props, but they can punch out a lot of thrust with stout, wide-bladed props. Especially with three-or-four bladed props. This does make sense, seeing as they're built for use in tiny race quads.

[@luke_atthat]

You are impressive! So talented! You build complicated things so easily ! And you made me laugh at 2:36 "It does fly"

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Thank you so much! Haha yeah I think I made myself laugh a bit too. 😅

[@goldenfish77]

Very nice construction! I like controling gliders more and more. This video is very inspired too!

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Thank you! Glad you like it. :)

[@FlyingMonkeyrc]

That's a cool little plane!

[@altbob]

Seems like a really small prop, although it does have 3 blades so maybe it all evens out. Would be interesting to run this on a watt meter and see how the power system can be optimized.

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Yeah these smaller, high KV brushless motors have a real hard time turning larger props. I bought some 85mm props for this one but the motor kept overheating in test runs so I had to downsize. It's best to have lots of blade area very close in on the force moment. That would be interesting. I bet it's pretty inefficient with only that little 25C 1S. I presume there's a good deal of resistance at the high end of the discharge capability.

[@altbob]

@@AeroCraftAviation I'd have to run it through an online calculator. I used to be pretty good at this but I haven't done it in a while.

[@AeroCraftAviation]

@@altbob Oh cool. Yeah i myself have got to hone in my knowledge in this area. I'll be taking the SAT II physics soon, which I'm told sometimes includes a couple questions about electrical efficiency and such.

[@altbob]

@@AeroCraftAviation Good luck! I know you're gonna crush it!

[@AeroCraftAviation]

@@altbob Thanks! I hope so...I may or may not have sorta procrastinated half the summer away and now be faced with 200 pages of material to learn in a month...eh I'll make it work. 😅

[@654comet]

Nice slow flyer , can you share overall dimensions ? Motor details shared by you are not avaialble on ebay , can u give motor details, battery ,esc and receiver details

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Wingspan: 36" Wing chord: 5.75" Airfoil: Clark Y Horizontal stabilizer span: 11" Horizontal stabilizer chord: 3.25" Horizontal Stabilizer airfoil: symmetric Vertical stabilizer height: 7" Vertical stabilizer surface area: 14 sq. in. Motor www.ebay.com/itm/285819336048?itmmeta=01J08X62S65T0645PKANF4AH3Q&hash=item428c28f570:g:DhsAAOSwuadmINFc&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4AjzPd6uyPW3t%2FyQ03sxcWK0z9xXqUOl%2FweNCZQpjWPkBzlJDeAbUGDYqZ9tpwLH0gRCvGifauXJfuKL2JYcVMO3PSxLofKmqpTpVkkXOJTbxUHxFENBH1E%2FdHoBJJo9KQgzzK0jZOPGgFwBCbRhN60Nn8wCWHwU2sdlBaLIjINRHkTcr27y5XFspLBbvmHM8xPrsmuete7Vs5sV5Vd47X2okn0HyAgUGM5VEfs4EcbuKfieY4QrlgkfRQ5mS6InaQaXoI3%2BFx7Cu405Tf3EvNsuk7x%2FHKK%2F0ecYlyhemxz1%7Ctkp%3ABFBM3qyYnYJk ESC: www.ebay.com/itm/184777259129?itmmeta=01J08XCTVNT49HA01CYFAB2CBQ&hash=item2b05953879:g:10QAAOSw1XdUWJFX&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwK26Q8R8mWgbhiRTk2NcA%2BwPckyZBO9%2FFlc5Y4gf4JIb5bcLeT8j%2FLWDCdIZ8fODbP35gI3OMvi49YkdEjXMvK3bm4jSO44OzpTqoPS85rOZ3z1J842tDfZ7tal9z6om5v5hh8xePgTR13MXHOBNdFKTbED4BA6s09Pyl%2BBzX7EgcR%2BGtl4gsooLEC55VusHr1yoSpnwZDkgC9ouVKCBGqbrYBeoIlW4oUSpgGjtXVfcaXeYtAu3FbJZ9SC2AoBCPQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_Sts52CZA Battery: 2S 180mAh Li-Po Receiver: LemonRX DSM2 Thanks for your comment, hope this info helps.

[@654comet]

@@AeroCraftAviation Thanks , what is the fuselage length bro ?

[@AeroCraftAviation]

@@654comet Not recorded... about 30" probably.

[@654comet]

@@AeroCraftAviation thanks

[@GrandadsOtherChannel]

Very nice 👍

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Thank you!

[@rajkr7j]

Can you show images of motor

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Here is the motor I used.www.ebay.com/itm/Racerstar-BR1103-Motors-Black-8000kv-CW-1-Motor/254111242434?epid=23028830448&hash=item3b2a35d8c2:g:OJUAAOSwS3VfFg~e. It is attached directly to the front of the plane with about 5 degrees of down-thrust. And here is the propeller I used.www.ebay.com/itm/GEMFAN-4Pairs-2023-2x2-3-2-Inch-3-Blade-Propeller-3-Holes-for-1105-1108-Motor/254577291976?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item3b45fd32c8:g:7QoAAOSwat9eoVYP&enc=AQAFAAACcBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickkrDx%2B2NLp21dg6hHbHAkGMf0phe%2BPsCWpEgWz4N2I5hHZTbEM%2BE%2B5OfACrPdQ56v1rBrgj%2BsD9m6dA8OlyM6ly8hpcbWxSTv0HLexu9D3TERYHVSdFYz2rlpKne5Dz7CfNJzbHWz4McCc6qKyiPvjfAta%2FLUu2zyEHs9Rn9FMFVP1KqeQkHMvZZlgJL3NEU9IkdG0X1OLyiyhn6yLyX8qG%2BABW6B8vuY9Bn56ttW3WJsXfk9Z7syGTwTvQ6%2BpSJYHugy8nDMBlgfrx7YpcbfnutrFFAXxaNFA6TRjuP96fro46OZSLYBtEQQHsUgE6J%2BI3Lq5NMOM%2FvWBFzodErd46SvC96ZzXvTKIHZXoLh12Y9NT8R%2FCwyoFCCqZ6SACLkWzxDp54wiDoEyEK2gUaJeP0ZUxOUksJIhWOe7OhO8Y6Z9Y2WEVSvgtlozydUZov1nWEQgAYzBtkmJ6jRqLU0fJ%2BB54pymv2%2FrpPJUr5jFXjIxp%2Fbp%2Fdn%2B0lq8ElbL%2BANuO95eiAAkMQZ0xlg%2BMzqL08YHH5XBz2uhGos2UNVyt%2Bb%2BIl21zbnAt1Yr6z8Qu31wHkmB8iaB8Khh5tapSmqunTjwhjhhhamAorOzAeo9LTS0Pi%2BghwMohADUs3GkBjF8NQ2diVJ5f3tB8u6VB51g%2BP73G4oxz%2B%2FogbF8BwPqvwynTof9YWgrmFxzLt9mXpXLvP%2B%2BJzcgnnV1HRh%2BUsh7ctQmp34HfO3QkfDi3MRyZE5NnzxmjT3Uew%2B0fFUscX6mPp8XmdX6R1hVFxw577pL2g%3D%3D&checksum=254577291976fa0c1c73a6624176adbff553b88b9b22. Hope this helps. :)

[@ethanhermsey]

I couldn't figure out why your face looks so familiar, but now I know. You look a bit like Andy Samberg :p Bring a bit of modeling clay out on the fields for quick cg corrections ;)

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Haha oh yeah I guess I kinda do. Well, I usually bring some lead with me to the field. In this case I didn't bother because CG was pretty close, but I suppose i could've put a couple grams of lead on there to bring up the CG. I should switch to modeling clay though. The lead requires a cutting tool and CA glue.

[@adamchristoff4905]

Bluetack works well to

[@rajkr7j]

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