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Maiden Flight 4-Channel Electric UAV RQ-1 Predator 63" Radio Remote Controlled RC Spy Plane ARF

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: February 27, 2008 at 1:44 am
Author: wtmcgehee

Length: 00:04:21
Rating: 3.50
Views: 3852

Tags: 4-Channel Electric UAV RQ-1 Predator 63" Radio Remote Controlled RC Spy Plane ARF NITROPLANES MAIDEN FLIGHT

Video Comments:
eagle54020 (July 8, 2008 at 2:12 am)
You should chase somebody with that lol
trondyne (June 22, 2008 at 8:50 am)
Looks good.. I am looking to get one of these.. How does the elevator/rudder set up work? Is the rudder function on the bottom fin?

How does it perform doing some 3D moves?

Any other info would be helpful.. Power, length of flights, etc..

Tnx..
wtmcgehee (June 26, 2008 at 5:29 am)
The bottom fin is just a stabilizer. The rudder works off the v-tail. You will have to set your controller for v-tail so the rudder and elevator work off the two servos. The plane will not do any 3d. It fly just like the real one. If you want to get the best performance and balance you want a e-flight 450 out runner. A E-flite 25 amp pro speed controller. 4 E-flight S-75 sub micro servos and a 11.1 V 3 cell thunder power lipo.
wtmcgehee (June 26, 2008 at 5:32 am)
If you fly it like it is indented, a glider. It will fly with 1/4 power in the air for about 30 mins. If you fly it fast it will last between 11 and 15 mins depending on how balance your lipo is. A good note is to make sure that this plane is perfectly balanced because it has a short fuse so it will fly weird if it is not balanced correctly.
trondyne (June 26, 2008 at 5:54 am)
Thanks for the info..

I'm thinking it might benefit from a modified tail... As in modified into a more conventional tail..

I know some folks have had trouble with it being tail heavy but that's something folks need to check before trying to fly it.

Not sure if the tail is also in part responsible for making it less 3D capable and also tip stalling under certain conditions..
norm53 (August 27, 2008 at 12:43 am)
why in hell would anyone want a plane designed for reconnisance to be 3/d capable ,the research has allready been done ,if one wanted a 3/d plane get an extra yak edge sukoi cap not something that flies in circles and smashes bugs..
trondyne (August 27, 2008 at 1:04 am)
Not really my point.. I'm thinking it may fly better with a conventional tail setup..

Not everyone is going to use it for "recon" in fact most probably won't..
norm53 (August 27, 2008 at 1:11 am)
i just scratched my head why you even pondered that possibility,and of course no ones going to use it for recon ,but its based on a recon and was designed to fly like a glider no snap rolls no inverted no hovering or flat spins just flying in circles only
trondyne (August 27, 2008 at 2:05 am)
Actually lots of folks use it for "recon" depending on what you mean by that..

It's a favorite subject for video and FPV.. And while the V-tail looks cool IMO it might fly better with a modified tail config.
personwhoknowspeople (March 16, 2008 at 1:59 am)
k thanks