Posts filed under: MTP

On this episode of My Geek Show I fly my Modular testing platform 3 with a larger wing (5 feet instead of 4 feet). Unfortunately, it didn’t function due to...
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On this episode of MyGeekShow I maiden (first flight) my scratch build rc airplane: the modular testing platform 3 (MTP3). It flew just as well as I’d hoped and most...
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I set out to find the max speed of my MTP2, with disastrous consequences. I used the “How Fast” (see http://www.wingedshadow.com/howfast.html) to tell me my max airspeed after each flight....
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This week I made improvements to the MTP2 and took it for some general flight maneuvers to get a better feel for its abilities, its turning into quite the platform!...
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The Modular Testing Platform 2 flies! It flies really well! I had a great hand toss takeoff, a rough start as I figured out the control sensitivities and trim, some...
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I completed 99% of the MTP II, next week will be it’s maiden flight. On this episode I show you the final details and request any feedback you can give...
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I completed the MTP II (Modular Testing Platform) as far as I could while I waited to receive the new Motor and Servos I’d ordered. They came in the last...
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So close!!! Got the CG just about perfect, had enough thrust, everything was going right, until… my Transmitter’s elevator was backwards (I pulled up to go up, it went down)....
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Time was tight this week and I only got to do one 3 second flight. The CG is still too far back! I’ll be working to improve that and start...
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