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The Light Stik B
The Light Stik B
The Light Stik B
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UPDATE: After flying with the NiMH batteries for a few years, I switched to using a 2S LiPoly battery pack.
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Above: (12-07-2009 first flight): This is the Lite Stik SL. It has a 36" span built-up balsa wing which uses the NACA4408 undercambered airfoil to generate good lift at low speeds with a modest amount of input power. Flying weight is at 7-3/4 ounces with the lightweight skis mounted, and as low as 7-1/8 ounces on foam wheels when flying with a 2S 360 mAH LiPo battery. Wing area is about 2 square feet, so depending upon the battery being used, the wing loading ranges from a bit over 3-1/2 ounces, up to 3-7/8 ounces per square foot. Motor is a 24 gram brushless outrunner, 1200 Kv, turning an APC 8x3.8 prop. (Plans are not available for this design at this time.)
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Above: servos, receiver, ESC, and flight battery all mount to the sides of the wing riser assembly; the Corona RS410 receiver has a modified (base loaded) short antenna setup - (The light blue wire).
ADDITIONS ON 12-13-2009
Above: this is the wing rib, based on the NACA 4408 airfoil, with the 1/8" firm balsa spars added. I used a 1/4" x 1-1/2" tapered balsa trailing edge stoct narrowed down to ~7/8" wide to match the height of the tail end of the ribs. To make the ribs, I simply cut out the template, then pinned it to a stack of balsa sheets just a little larger. (I inserted pins from both sides of the stack to keep them from shifting during the shaping.) I drilled the 1/8" hole for the L.E. dowel; then I carved and sanded them to the finished shape before cutting in the notches for the spars with a fine tooth Zona saw. ]
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Here's a photo of the wing riser, and the motor mount. I wanted the wing riser to be tall enough so that the servos could be mounted (simply glued) against the sides, and tall enough to mount the receiver and ESC on the left side, and to carry the flight battery on velcro on the right side. The 'balancing act' was focused then on how far forward the motor would be mounted, with the various sized 2S LiPoly battery packs being able to be adjusted in their placement to achieve final flight CG trim. For making the wing riser, I made the two outside layers from 1/32" birch plywood, and since the fuselage C.F. tube is 5/32" O.D., I used one 3/32" layer and one 1/16" layer of balsa to make a filler layer the same thickness as the fuselage tube. The fillers stop 5/32" above the bottom edge of the outside ply panels, so that when all is assembled, the fuselage CF tube is flush & inset between the ply side panels. There is some positive wing incicende built in the wing riser, relative to the horizontal stabilizer; I'll add the precise amount soon; I'm thinking that I am using 1.5 degrees of positive wing incidence for an efficient glide with zero to very minimal elevator trim offset. For the motor mount, I simply drilled a ~5/32" hole into a 10mm square basswood block, and [after doing the final 'balancing act' to determine how far in front of the wing I needed the motor for everything to balance well with my assortmenty of battery sizes] the CF tube was cut off at the identified length, and the basswood block was glued in place. The aluminum motor mount was then installed.
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Above: This is a reduced size plan of the tailgroup; dimmensions are on the image. The tailgroup is made from 3/32" balsa. These plans and photos are made available for your personal use, for non-commercial purposes only.
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 35-3/4" projected span Wing Chord: 8-1/8" Wing Area: ~295 square Inches = 2.05 Square Feet Weight without battery, minimum: 6-1/8 ounces Flying Weight : From 6-7/8 oz with light wheels & 2S 360, up to 7-3/4 oz. with 2S 800 and skis mounted
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Wing Loading : From 3.35 to 3.9 Ounces per square foot Overall Length: 29-3/4" Materials Of Construction: Balsa for wing and tailgroup structure; 1/8" hardwood dowel for the wing's leading edge .157" / 4mm O.D. CF tube for fuselage shaft 1.5mm CF rods used for elevator and rudder control rods Motor Used: 2712 1200Kv "24 gram Blue Wonder" type Brushless Outrunner ESC : Turnigy Plush 10 Amp (programmable) Battery: 2S 360mAH, 2S 460mAH, to 2S 900 mAH LiPoly Propeller: APC 8x3.8 slowflyer prop Radio Receiver: Corona RS410 4 Channel Single Conversion, with modified base loaded short antenna Transmitter Used: Airtronics Radiant FM Servos: two HXT500 5 gram servos for Rudder and Elevator
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