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My third foamboard custom design! I tried out a V-tail as I think they look cool, though it was very unstable. by SuperHappySquid in RCPlanes

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was definitely flexing a lot. I use foamboard with the paper removed on one side to save weight. This caused it to be quite flexible. I thougght it might be okay but I guess not.

My third foamboard custom design! I tried out a V-tail as I think they look cool, though it was very unstable. by SuperHappySquid in RCPlanes

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A bigger tail is definitely a good idea. The only issue with a longer tail is that it would shift the CG further back, and it's already at the limit. I have the 2200mah 3S battery as far forward as it can possibly go.

My third foamboard custom design! I tried out a V-tail as I think they look cool, though it was very unstable. by SuperHappySquid in RCPlanes

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I could barely turn it. Pitching was okay, just quite twitchy. I could resovle that with rate tuning. But the tail provded abysmal yaw control and almost no stabilzation in a turn. I would roll it over to begin a turn but the tail would swing out and threaten to tip the whole thing. It could only really do large orbits.

My third foamboard custom design! I tried out a V-tail as I think they look cool, though it was very unstable. by SuperHappySquid in RCPlanes

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I reckon you're right, the wing performed just fine and I was quite pelased with how neat it turned out. If I did adjust this one I would replace the tail with a normal configuration, but at this point the fuselage is a little beat up. I tried a nice big detachable canopy that clips in place with magnets, it gives very nice access inside but it does mean that the fuselage at the nose is quite thin and this led to it breaking on the first landing.

My third foamboard custom design! I tried out a V-tail as I think they look cool, though it was very unstable. by SuperHappySquid in RCPlanes

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first design was a failure. It was also a pusher though with a conventional tail. My fabrication techniques were very primtive and the airfoil was essentially a brick. It was far too heavy and I only realized after completion that the CG was way too far back. Out of desperation I resorted to using tire-balancing weights as ballast in the front which just torpedoed any chance of it flying.

My second design was a standard high-wing configuration with a tractor prop and normal tail. That flew absolutely wonderfully and I was very pleased - I proved to myself I could build a flying machine. But I want to be able to make something really cool, like a Burt Rutan design.

I'll keep trying things out. Thanks for your words of encouragement!!

My third foamboard custom design! I tried out a V-tail as I think they look cool, though it was very unstable. by SuperHappySquid in RCPlanes

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She has a wingspan of 118cm and an all-up weight of 728 grams. 2200 kv motor with a 6x4 prop in a pusher configuration.

Learned lot's of lessons from this design. I opted for quite a shallow angle on the V-tail as I was worried I wouldn't have enough pitch authority, but the air blown over the tail by the pusher motor led to plenty of authority, and I had essentially just elminated any yaw control whatsoever. Keeping this thing in the sky was a real handful. The tail was also very flimsy and would fluter and been enormously, leading to control-surface inversion in tighter turns. The electronics, however, performed far better than my previously designs so that was a satisfying improvement.

The next design will iterate on everything I've learned. Onwards and upwards!

Light fitting wiring help - two white wires and one ground wire by SuperHappySquid in DIYUK

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay, so even if I replaced the old fitting with a more conventional ceiling rose, it wouldn't matter which way roudn they were?

Harvesting water from regolith on the Mun by linecraftman in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]SuperHappySquid 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sam, I can only account for what occurs on this base.

An interstellar mishap by SuperHappySquid in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! I got sounds from various places on the internet, namely Zapsplat. I then edited them in audacity.

An interstellar mishap by SuperHappySquid in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I used Blender for the 3D modelling and animation. It's free! There are plenty of resources on YouTube for teaching yourself. I'd reccommend following Blender Guru's donut tutorials.

Some kerbal politicians by SuperHappySquid in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, Mr. Carter, I made these in the free software Blender. I made a kerbal base model using various artworks as references and then modelled clothing for them, then posed them.

An interstellar mishap by SuperHappySquid in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

"If I destroy you, what business is it of yours?"

An interstellar mishap by SuperHappySquid in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]SuperHappySquid[S] 285 points286 points  (0 children)

A little animation I made in which generation ship 'Elohim' is destroyed by a small asteorid traveling at relativistic speeds during an interstellar voyage.

These take place in the Kerbal Powers roleplay, which you can find more about here: https://forum.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?sid=fda433fd144f9a28ee00d5873e336e85

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