The Nova Flies! And quite well at that!
Added 10 oz of weight in the nose to make sure it was nose heavy for the maiden, and that turned out to be much too much! Skipped off the grass on take off! Took out 4 oz, and will be taking out even more as I get a better feel for what works.
As it’s designed to be a FPV/AP airplane, the nose weight will be replaced by FPV/AP equipment.
I’ll be adding the build plans and instructions on my website http://www.MyGeekShow.com later next week for those interested in building one.
Equipment Used:
Motor: http://www.hobbypartz.com/75m42-optima450-2220-950kv.html
ESC: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=13429
Batt: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=6306
Servos: http://www.hobbypartz.com/topromisesg9.html
Prop: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=5437
Stats:
Weight: 32 oz
Thrust: 21 oz
Wing Area: 3.33 square feet
Cubic Wing Loading: 5.3 oz per sq ft