RESilience RES Glider Kit Build - Part 3

[@Tsnafu]

Nice work Andrew. Don't worry about the weight. My X-Dream F5 RES (same size as yours) weighs 474g RTF and I could take 20g off that easily, but it absolutely doesn't need to be any floatier, plus as mine has a motor, yours has a slimmer profile. One thing to watch out for - don't go overspeed, the wings will warp and bad things will ensue. Use those spoilers. Good luck with the maiden, you're going to love it.

[@dougmcpheters1546]

Couldn’t be in better hands. That’s one sleek model. 😊

[@paulbettin8645]

Great build Andrew looking forward to seeing it flying

[@archivist17]

Great job, Andrew! Can't wait to see it in the air! ❤

[@Bellairvideo]

What a ripper #1. Look fwd to watching this over the coast. Well done!

[@skrswift]

impressive and tempting...nice build Andrew look forward to the maiden.

[@tonytruelove3576]

That looks gorgeous! Excellent build, good series of posts, looking forward to seeing it in the air.

[@davidlondon3111]

Looks amaaaaaazing Andrew. Job well done! I think you will be trying to catch it on landing to avoid that wonderful Geelong grass :)

[@soosmate]

Looks amazing, well done! If you like it, I recommend the Introduction F5J from Hollein. Bigger, beautiful, and I think the same person cuts the wood and packages the box: Grüner CNC. Apparently Grüner is a real dude who is quite nice to meet -- if you fly in Germany, you can actually meet him :)

[@lightbulbjim]

Looks great!

[@bokusimondesu]

Beautiful work! 👍 It will look good in the air!

[@landlocked4771]

Yes Sir you got a good floater there, can't wait to see you fly it. Nice job on the plane and the video.

[@ac808]

Very nice build Andrew.

[@Discopuss]

Beautiful! Nice job! I inherited a few 2 meter wings, so my thermal soaring adventure is about to begin!

[@AndrewNewton]

Sounds great!

[@AerialWaviator]

Nice smile! A great sign of an excellent build. With translucent colour she looks spectacular. Mateksys offers a "Voltage Booster, 1S Li to 5V" SKU: VB2A5V that converts 1S to 5 volts. It weighs just 1-2g and combined with 18650 (or smaller) would provide hours of flying. Alternative similar Voltage Booster Regulation Module circuits are easily found online. There are also good 2s battery choices common for small quad drones.

[@AndrewNewton]

The perfect battery is a GP Akkupack 400mAh/4,8V L2x2 Uni Stange, but they don't seem to exist here in Aus

[@AerialWaviator]

If curious of Li-Po battery internals, @Chris Rosser recently did a number of teardowns to analyze, and made some comparisons.

[@DadsRCHangar]

Great job Andrew. Look forward to see her in the air once the weather comes. 👍🏻

[@Tom-wl9sx]

Looks really nice. Im myself a balsa man so great work. This one will be a great flyer 🙂

[@geoenglishlive]

Just gorgeous! Congrats on a beautiful build. One day, somewhere down the line, I’d love to do a build like this! One day…

[@rjung_ch]

It's looking really nice Andrew, can't wait for the maiden. Cheers 👍💪✌

[@paulmisino8725]

Well done. U didn't waste much time. Cheers

[@cadbuildflyrc3784]

I would love to build a kit if I had the time. Great build!

[@Mainsail1975au]

very nice

[@flyingark173]

Looks beautiful!!!

[@WinstonSmith1984]

It looks like a scaled up version of my Great Planes Fling HLG, with the same colour scheme.

[@robaust3049]

Nice build

[@CyclingMikey]

Presumably you calibrate the voltage sensor on that Radiomaster Rx and then set up an alarm for low RxBat voltage?

[@AndrewNewton]

Yes that would be the way

[@CirrusRC]

Well done Andrew, impressive build time. Looks great. Sounds like it needs longer nose or lighter tails. I run 1s on all my non powered RES gliders. Look forward to maiden. Don't discount a tow hook either for flat field fun and small bungee.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Only really satisfying way to enjoy these types of builds/flights these days - watch someone else show how it's done! 😉😊

[@eunariogonzalez7505]

Saludos amigo muy buen modelo ese que realiso esperando que muestre el vuelo de ese modelo

[@imbok]

Looks terrific! I'm sure it will give you some impressive flight performance. My only quarrel with the RES designers is this: Give me another 3 or 5 mm of width the the fuselage! I'm sure it wouldn't hurt the performance of the aircraft too much and many designs are just too tight. I look forward to seeing the flight video!

[@stephencantbewrong8250]

I like it!

[@brunokempter5186]

Ein sehr guter Thermikschnüffker!!!😅

[@theflyingsandalrc]

Nice!

[@The_Pub_]

Looks absolutely awesome Andrew. You'll have some fun with this.. The Buff may be a bit rough for that girl though..? Build works out to be around 30k in labour mate.. Don't break it.. 👍

[@AndrewNewton]

I took it out for a drive today but didn't get it out of the car. Just have to be patient.

[@murraymeadowfield3981]

Just wondering aloud here, anyone experimented with controlling the spoilers independently?

[@toolbaggers]

2 18650 wired end to end shoved all the way up front fit?

[@AndrewNewton]

One 18650 is too wide by itself.

[@SonAndDadFPV]

imagin this plane in a big thermal :)

[@iTeerRex]

Not a build for the noobs, Ay? Lol Reminds of a documentary about a human powered airplane crossing the English Channel. There was a story that some mythical creature flew that gap. They pretty much made a giant version of this plane, with room for a world class cyclist, to fly over the channel. I highly recommend it, it’s a worthwhile video, from the 90s I think. Not sure what it’s called tho, but it is here.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Courtesy of Mr Google - "On June 12, 1979, the Gossamer Albatross became the first fully human-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel. The 70-lb aircraft completed the 26-mile flight in 2 hours, 49 minutes, clinching the second prestigious Kremer Prize for Dr. Paul MacCready. ... Pilot was Bryan Allen." 😉😊

[@toolbaggers]

Ballast in the nose? Maybe they should have designed a longer nose.

[@lasersbee]

Looks Great Andrew... Love the clear colour.

[@daviddavids2884]

5:30 because CF is heavy and because the dom of CF tube cannot be optimized, its use for any purpose is not recommended.! it appears that LIGHTER pushrods could have been Fabricated; using short lengths of steel wire and wood/bamboo.! d

[@AndrewNewton]

Hi DD, welcome back. What is dom?

[@edwardlove4300]

She's beautiful Andrew