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delays….

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Hi everyone…

Just a quick post to say I’ve managed to block my back, so I’ll avoid sitting in front of the computer for a bit 🙁

Soon, I’ll add up here some information about Wednesday’s meeting at the Mosaic Clubhouse.

Since, I’ve had a long conversation with Bruno and I’ll start drawing some proper plans of the plane as now it sounds like we’ve sorted most of the problems… at least on the paper.

The wings will be cut out of EPP by flyingwings.co.uk
They will be reinforced by a carbon tube and covered by raping tape, this will eliminate having to struggle with smelly glues…

more coming soon.

Budget

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The budget we have to start with is of £746.
With this we have to build at least one plane… and I think it would be a good idea to actually build two!
I think we should build a prototype before we start building the one that will fly on the actual competition day.

Power

First we should buy two engines + controllers from the BMFA.

  • Eflight 40amp speed controller £32.19 (rrp £72.00)
  • Eflight Power 10 motor £22.07 (rrp £49.00)
  • total: £54.28  (+ shipping?)
  • Order to be sent to <admin [at] bmfa.org> addressed to Julie Cole.
  • Props: 9×6 ??

Batteries

  • 2x 2500 3S Lipo

Building materials

Foam

I’ll look at good deals to by some EPP foam blocks. still needing to math out the volume and quality needed.

Balsa

Glue

  • Epoxy (slow + fast)
  • uhu foam glue

Carbon

  • 8x 10mm x 1m carbon tubes

Radio equipment

Servos

note: could be we can have a few standard size servos from the Thamesmead Model Club