bit plane
 

I saw somewhere in the internet a plane made from bit char-g parts.
I figured out that the steering (left/Right) is controlled by the steering mechanism at the rudder, but how is up/down controlled?

I found the plane at:
http://www.palmislife.com/cgi-bin/ut...1&bpg=5&age=30

the climb rate is most likely adjusted by non RC flaps that make lift when the plane moves forward

maybe the climb rate is fixed, but then varies on speed. basically what i'm saying is that the vertical raiser fin is fixed and you have to kind of pulse the throttle, where as if you give it constant gas it continues to climb till out of range

How do you then charge it?

I believe there are charge terminals somewhere on the plane


I was thinking that, but, Is there some way of adding a switch to the controller and use the forward/back for up/down controll?
anyone know how to add an extra switch?

i don't think you can add another switch.... the remotes they use run on preprogrammed channels, if you had a lot of background knowledge with basic stamps then you might just be able to hack the chip and reprogram it but other than that your best bet would probably be a pulse throttle or a steady throttle and then wire the forward/backward to a kind of steering like set-up for the veritcal raiser.

I think pulsing the throttle sounds better.

anyway, I'm off to buy one of those cheap wooden planes powered by a rubber band, a soldering iron, and some wire.
hopefully when I'm done, I can learn to fly without hitting any flying animals

even better!
I can tear apart 2 cars and use onecontroller for up/down left/right and the other for mottor control and I was thinking of having a little magnetic clamp to hold little noise makers and have it drop them when I press a button :)

Thats awesome

don't forget however that you have to be concerned with the overall weight of the plane, those motor do not produce a whole lot of torque as it is and now you want to add extra weight to the existing battery and control unit already on board.. seems to me like an unneccesary amount of weight and a good way to never make it off the ground...wow.. i'm sorry if that sounded mean.. i didn't mean for it to sound that way, anyway good luck let me know how it goes

Check these out:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...threadid=84771

scroll down till you see RC Car Conversions


http://members.aol.com/rchelicam/microszr/microszr.htm

The BEST place yet for bit tech info.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...ight=MOTH+plan

contains plans for a bit plane, the only thing you need besides the car is a lithium polymer cell. Read the whole forum, it has lots of good FAQs.

These sites are the BEST for bit plane info, check em all out:)

the second link shows how to boost range up to 200'

I've seen those sites before.
I was thinking about sharing battery for both pcp boards.
the steering shouldn't take that much power, does it?
if it takes too much then I will switch to the lithium polymer battery.
and, I have a spare 2.8 motor, would that be enough?

Most of the guys on the forums use the e-charger plane motor, or the n20hv motors, available at most hobby stores(i think).

As for the 2.8, i don't really know. it would be best to use a high torque motor, like something you would use in a Wildcharg.

does it really need that much power?
all it is is one of those cheap balsa wood rubber band powered planes.
all I'm gonna do is attach a motor, pcp(s), and some tiny steering mechanism.

nomad, if you are gonna go with a ff glider conversion, you should use the n20, right now i'm busy with college, but when i have the time i'm gonna build me a MOTH :cool:

n20?

http://www.gem.hi-ho.ne.jp/no-koshob...x/projectx.htm
thats the sight the planes from if you translate it it says that he never got it to fly

when I tried to translate it, it didn't work right.
if he never got to fly it, it could still work.
I saw some videos of someone's plane flying that looks like the one from that site.

hey guys,
i have made a free flying bit plane using 2 150mah nimh cells, a motor from a motor works car and zipzap blue gearing. on a stick plane that i made, kindof like a rubberband plane. flies level and will even climb. the next step it to make it rc with throtle control and rudder control. just hope it will fly with the extra weight of the rx.
vin

sorry
 

sorry guys i didnt know this post was so old, i thought i was on the first page when i looked at it. ill try not to do it again

Thats not a problem at all that you brought it back to the top. A lot of people probably didnt see this before

Vinny,
the RX weighs 1.8 grams, hope that helps :)

thanks
 

thanks daisy cutter, i thought it weight more than that. i just have to get some light wire cus the wire that i have is too heavy. do you know where i can get some small light flexible wire?
im also trying to do a harbor freight free flight lightnening conversion with an e charger motor and 3 nimh's. i am using this rx from a clone. it is the simplest and lightest rx i have ever seen. when i measured the voltage drop from the battery to motor outputs, it was only .013 volts!
thanks again

DUDE! I wish they could make a char-g micro helicopter!THAT WOULD BE !SWEET! :D :D :D :cool: :cool: :cool:

Actually they already have done it



heres the pic

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attac...&postid=609379

and here is the link to the long discussion about them

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...5&pagenumber=1

does anyone have a clue where I can get one of those balsa rubber band planes?
I really wanna get started making my plane but I have no clue where to get one of those planes.
ever notice how you can find things without a problem until you need them?