The glue has dried, so I thought I'd do a little weight check (OK, mass check). Forward fuselage, RX, motor & mount, battery & box, ESC, 2 servos, all plugs & wires come to 26g. Add 1 gram for the prop. The entire paper & glue airframe comes to 17.5 g. So, I feel very confident the entire takeoff weight will be less than 43.5 g. most likely in the vicinity of 42 g since the forward fuselage paper weighs 1.5 g. My pushrods weigh next to nothing.
I think I can live very nicely with a nominal takeoff 0.47 thrust to weight ratio! I hope to shave a few excess grams in future with lighter plugs and wires. The wheels and axles offer potential savings too. Maybe the battery case depending upon how the CG pans out.
The big unknown is my piloting skills. I'll see how she does in taxi tests fairly soon. Still scouting indoor venues.
Wool earring would sell very well in Yellow Springs, Ohio - an incredible little college town just North up the highway from where I live.
I think I can live very nicely with a nominal takeoff 0.47 thrust to weight ratio! I hope to shave a few excess grams in future with lighter plugs and wires. The wheels and axles offer potential savings too. Maybe the battery case depending upon how the CG pans out.
The big unknown is my piloting skills. I'll see how she does in taxi tests fairly soon. Still scouting indoor venues.
Wool earring would sell very well in Yellow Springs, Ohio - an incredible little college town just North up the highway from where I live.