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X-8 FPV Ship
#1

I've long had a particular fascination with the flying wing. However, I've never actually owned an RC flying wing. I decided to fix this deficiency. After un-boxing today's arrival, it occurs to me I may have overcompensated slightly.

   

(no, that is not an ultra micro Stinson)

<table width="100%" border="0"><tr>
<td>
<span title="No longer arboreally challenged!">Parkzone Stinson SR-10 </span>
Extra-300S EPP
<del>F-18 Blue Angels 64mm EDF</del>
<span title="Why won't it die?!">HK Mini Cessna EPO</span>
Spektrum DX6i - Mode 1</td>
<td valign=top>
Parkzone T-28 Ultra Micro
E-Flite UMX BEAST
SRL Index
CloudsFly / AXN Floater
"2x6" basla/ply kit built glider
SBach 1000mm</td>
<td valign=top>
Skyartec Cessna 182 (small UAV)
UAV-168 (bigger UAV)
<span title="2nd-hand; rebuild on-hold">"BigBoy" Hugin (biggest UAV)</span>
<span title="For invading small countries">X-8 flying wing</span></td>
</tr></table>
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#2

How much electronics you gonna cram into it Wink

I like the composite version:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...duct=20276
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#3

I got a thing for the flying wing too Smile

nearly finished my HET wing, will be bringing it down soon.




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#4

(17-04-2012, 09:37 PM)kizza42 Wrote:  How much electronics you gonna cram into it Wink

I like the composite version:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...duct=20276

come on keiren , you know you wanna .
(17-04-2012, 09:19 PM)Claudius Wrote:  I've long had a particular fascination with the flying wing. However, I've never actually owned an RC flying wing. I decided to fix this deficiency. After un-boxing today's arrival, it occurs to me I may have overcompensated slightly.



(no, that is not an ultra micro Stinson)

hope you have a box trailer . whats ya wife think of this one?

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#5

Yea I like the composite one at HK too.
Looked at it a few weeks ago but decided I already have
enough models to finish off first.

Jet Teng L39(Breitling)
Scratchbuilt F14 Tomcat(Pukin Dogs)
Vector X
Eflite F86 Sabre(Taz Tiger)
Qantas Airbus A380(Nancy-Bird Walton)
Boeing 737-800
ProEDF F16
Falcon 120(Gas Turbine)
Fly Fly F100 Super Sabre
Pheonix Tiger 6
VQ Models P61 Night Fighter
CY Models FW190

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#6

(17-04-2012, 09:37 PM)kizza42 Wrote:  How much electronics you gonna cram into it Wink

The equipment bay is positively cavernous.

(17-04-2012, 09:37 PM)kizza42 Wrote:  I like the composite version:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...duct=20276

I do like the looks of that too, but it's not a variant. For one, it's "tiny" - about a foot and a half shorter Smile

(17-04-2012, 10:26 PM)wingtipper Wrote:  hope you have a box trailer . whats ya wife think of this one?

Wings remove, so that should be ok. Once I figure out where I can actually fly it Smile

Wife expressed her tremendous disappointment... that I didn't hold out for the carbon-fibre vinyl covered one. Biggrin


(18-04-2012, 10:39 AM)secant0give Wrote:  Wow that is Big !! It's an X-8 ??

What motor lipo and ESC are you going to use to power it ?

Hacker A30-10XL v2 with a Castle ICE 75.

Not sure on batts yet - will probably begin by just paralleling up a couple 4S 2200mAh batts I already have and see how it goes. From RCG, seems like there's a a pretty wide range of options here - from 3/4S with a few thousand mAh, through to some folks running 4S/16000mAh, 6S/10000mAh etc.


(18-04-2012, 10:39 AM)secant0give Wrote:  I picked one of these up from ebay (super and cheaper) the other day.

It's a decent size at 1.5m span it should be able to carry some gear.
flying weight is suposidly 2.4Kg

Very nice. Looks like a beauty. I wouldn't have guessed the size from those pics!

<table width="100%" border="0"><tr>
<td>
<span title="No longer arboreally challenged!">Parkzone Stinson SR-10 </span>
Extra-300S EPP
<del>F-18 Blue Angels 64mm EDF</del>
<span title="Why won't it die?!">HK Mini Cessna EPO</span>
Spektrum DX6i - Mode 1</td>
<td valign=top>
Parkzone T-28 Ultra Micro
E-Flite UMX BEAST
SRL Index
CloudsFly / AXN Floater
"2x6" basla/ply kit built glider
SBach 1000mm</td>
<td valign=top>
Skyartec Cessna 182 (small UAV)
UAV-168 (bigger UAV)
<span title="2nd-hand; rebuild on-hold">"BigBoy" Hugin (biggest UAV)</span>
<span title="For invading small countries">X-8 flying wing</span></td>
</tr></table>
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#7

Got some hangar time in today on the X-8.

Almost ready - just need to fit control rods, electronics and motor, as well as fixing a great number of cosmetic screw-ups (all mine) that won't matter one bit when it's at 300ft. And perhaps glass the nose, and under wing-tips and body, for some landing protection, as soon as I figure out how...

   
   

<table width="100%" border="0"><tr>
<td>
<span title="No longer arboreally challenged!">Parkzone Stinson SR-10 </span>
Extra-300S EPP
<del>F-18 Blue Angels 64mm EDF</del>
<span title="Why won't it die?!">HK Mini Cessna EPO</span>
Spektrum DX6i - Mode 1</td>
<td valign=top>
Parkzone T-28 Ultra Micro
E-Flite UMX BEAST
SRL Index
CloudsFly / AXN Floater
"2x6" basla/ply kit built glider
SBach 1000mm</td>
<td valign=top>
Skyartec Cessna 182 (small UAV)
UAV-168 (bigger UAV)
<span title="2nd-hand; rebuild on-hold">"BigBoy" Hugin (biggest UAV)</span>
<span title="For invading small countries">X-8 flying wing</span></td>
</tr></table>
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#8

(26-05-2012, 10:23 PM)Claudius Wrote:  Got some hangar time in today on the X-8.

Almost ready - just need to fit control rods, electronics and motor, as well as fixing a great number of cosmetic screw-ups (all mine) that won't matter one bit when it's at 300ft. And perhaps glass the nose, and under wing-tips and body, for some landing protection, as soon as I figure out how...

Man! Thats Big Smile

Steve

What Do You Mean Theres a Throttle Curve ?, Its Either all the way up or all the way down Tongue_smile
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#9

That is massive Claudio, If you need a little assistance with the glass work I am happy to point you in the right direction.

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Hobbyking Voltigeur, Funfighter T28, Mirage 2000, Minimoa 2.4m Glider
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#10

claudio has started listening to his wife !

patience !!Biggrin paaatience !!Paranoid paaaaaatience Tounge paaaaaaatieeence Lol dooooohhhh !!! Upset


DANGER WIFE CAN READ FORUMS . love you darling . sig changed .
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#11

Big plane Claudio, will look even more impressive in the air.
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#12

(26-05-2012, 10:23 PM)Claudius Wrote:  Got some hangar time in today on the X-8.

Almost ready - just need to fit control rods, electronics and motor, as well as fixing a great number of cosmetic screw-ups (all mine) that won't matter one bit when it's at 300ft. And perhaps glass the nose, and under wing-tips and body, for some landing protection, as soon as I figure out how...
Wow that's huge Claudio!!
What's powering this beast?

George

"Crash and Cry! Don't fly"


RadioBiggrinX9 & DX8
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EScale Zero
Freewing Eurofighter Typhoon & SU-34
Starmax F5e Tiger & 70mm F-18
FMS T-28 Trojan, P-38 Silver, 50mm F-86, C-17 Globmaster

Fly fly F-100
B-25 2.0m LX and A10 1.5m Langxiang (being glassed and re-built)
Seagull Super Tucano
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#13

I want one...






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#14

Looking good Claudio !!

Glassing is easy, I've got some nice light fine cloth if you want to bring it over one evening I'm more than happy to show you how it's done

I think the red hatch, winglets and elavons !! That will be a very nice flyer I reckon !!

“The knack of flying is learning how to throw your machine at the ground and miss.”

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your thoughts turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."  ~Leonardo Da Vinci
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#15

George: Hacker A30-10XL v2 with a Castle ICE 75.

Aaron: look here - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1555543 Or just go get the black one I was too impatient to wait for: http://www.bevrc.com/ Smile

Gaz/Jason: thanks for the offers of help. I'll be in touch!

<table width="100%" border="0"><tr>
<td>
<span title="No longer arboreally challenged!">Parkzone Stinson SR-10 </span>
Extra-300S EPP
<del>F-18 Blue Angels 64mm EDF</del>
<span title="Why won't it die?!">HK Mini Cessna EPO</span>
Spektrum DX6i - Mode 1</td>
<td valign=top>
Parkzone T-28 Ultra Micro
E-Flite UMX BEAST
SRL Index
CloudsFly / AXN Floater
"2x6" basla/ply kit built glider
SBach 1000mm</td>
<td valign=top>
Skyartec Cessna 182 (small UAV)
UAV-168 (bigger UAV)
<span title="2nd-hand; rebuild on-hold">"BigBoy" Hugin (biggest UAV)</span>
<span title="For invading small countries">X-8 flying wing</span></td>
</tr></table>
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