Modify your free flight glider to RC (radio controlled)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- It is time to modify any free flight airplane into an RC airplane, you can buy this gliders for cheap on any hobby store or online at hobbyking, amazon, eBay, etc. and then use micro servos and some electronics to make turn it into a radio controlled glider. This one is a multiplex mini solius wich is perfect for this project.
servos: Turnigy™ TGY-TS531A Analog Nano Servo
Batery: Turnigy Nano-Tech 600mah 1S 35~70C Lipo but I reconmend a Turnigy nano-tech 130mah 4g
Receiver: FrSky V8R7-II 2.4G 7CH High Voltage Receiver
Nice done, but it seems to be too heavy to glide well ... , maybe the Lidl Glider would do ... :-)
Yes
For the return spring on your elevator, there's a really clever design I learned from DLG building. You make a Z shaped torsion spring, with just 90 degree bends, and it's placed in between the two surfaces hidden in the pivot space. Each end gets fed into a thin reinforcing tube glued within the body of the wing and control. It will be totally hidden when installed and you can vary the strength of return by using a longer middle length for softer feel, or thinner gauge steel. Make sure you use some tubes to keep the wire from tearing through the surface.
I learned to fly with such a converted foam glider. Even did some slope soaring with it.
Glider is Multiplex Mini Solius, vs 650 mm. I have one and will modify it with RC and also a small, electric motor w/ folding propeller. This glider glides really well!
Good!
Great instructional video and nice little glider. When you had the issue with the horizontal stabiliser another solution came to mind. Thought you could add a second servo horn on the starboard side elevator. Then attach to your existing control line in a “Y”fashion. Thus equalising the pull on both sides and stabilising the stabiliser. Would save a tiny, very tiny, amount of weight too. Thanks for taking the time to construct this glider and video, edit and post. It's given me some ideas. Thank you.
Thank you.
Popcorn 🍿 I feel like class has just started and I’m about to learn 🎉
Nice clean tidy build, I like the pull pull linkage with thread, I will be utilizing that on a up coming project if you don't mind. Thanks for sharing later my brother
ball pen used refills cut outs work g8 for various items like control horns, sero arm extensions, lamding gears & bearings for wheels
"This tools that heats up", also known as "soldering iron".
Lol that background music is cody's lab for me haha
some rally good ideas, saved a bit of weight
Excellent vidio it shows what can be attchieved on a very low bugget. The results are very impressive.
Hello I have a KEIL KRAFT SOARER BABY 36" ( 910 mm ) span Towline Glider . Would it be practical to convert this free flight glider to RC . My transmitter is a JR PROPO X-3810 on the back of transmitter is an FR SKY V8JT RF module . The on board reciever is a FR SKY V8FR 8 channel. What servos and battery pack should I get for on board my plane , and is this a practical project.
nice work
Nice work
Good work, new ideas for me to try. Ta
I just purchased a glider very similar to this...with THE SAME ideas in mind: make it R/C. Your documentation and choice of materials/design approach helps me a lot.
I was thinking of carefully routing a nylon or poly tube through the vertical tail and out the top--to run my control lines thru, versus external routing like yours. That way I'd avoid snags or uneven tension to one side while using only 1 line, like your original plan.
I'm also interested in 'glassing' the wing & fuselage for added toughness/stiffness. I might use 0.25 oz. cloth or just Tyvek & brown paper...whatever is simpler.
It would be great to buy a bunch of these bulk price...then teach kids to build them w/R/C added.
Yes man! your idea to teach kids is nice, I also think the same. Thanks for your comment.
Nice work. 😉👍👍👍
can you make a video of the electronics you used in here? thanks!
Hey....................................
THATS PRETTY GOOD
Looks awesome, I have a similar chick glider (diamond 600) and I'm wondering if it might be worth just having rudder and elevator for slope soaring. I've found that the gliders have a tendancy to pick up a lot of speed and break off the nose and tail in free flight, not sure if it would be an issue under RC though, I was thinking about putting in a carbon rod or two.
Your build looks really good and to be fair it flew pretty well just as a discus launch- much better than as a chuck glider!
Thanks man! give it a try.
thanks! i gonna try it myself.
In which channel we have to put the servo
Where to buy that fuselage?
You can try ebay for local sellers, also Lidl sells a glider like this.
WOW! That was FAST! Thanks...
Very cool .
Which glue type are you working for foam?
What G is the servos you are using and what is the wing span?
The servos are micro size which are 5g but if you get even smaller better, the wing is 650mm
There are 2.5 gram servos which might work
Hi, Which diameter are your guitar strings?
Just buy metal guitar strings "e" which is the thinner one maybe .010 or a bit thicker.
Pull pull system has big issue of massive 50 % dead zone
But it works for this small glider. I save a lot of weight.
Part 2 came after 2 years :)
Do you have any links or like any details where you got the electronics?
Joyplanes ok thanks
great Chanel! ;D
Thank You!
specs in the description please....... otherwise really good conversion video
This is an old build, I can make a new version.
What is the reciver that you used.
Hello, I really like this idea, but I'm having a troubles searching the receiver and transmitter, could you please help me?
Hi, I used the Frsky taranis X9d radio and the receiver FrSky VD5M but those are a bit expensive because they are pro and you can use them for other models, but you can get the Flysky i6 a search for a micro 4 ch receiver for it.
Create & Invent Thanks!
Is the plane in made by you or purchased by market
Do you cut the flight controls and put tape or something?
Yes, I used tape so it acts like hinches.
What is the Name of Music?
what about the plane where can i get that
Nice job, man! Can you provide the link to buy the airframe?
I bought it on ebay, now I don't know where else you can find it.
hi.... is that 9g servo or 2g servo?
Is specifically this one Turnigy™ TGY-TS531A Analog Nano Servo
How to get the controller?
Where did you get the plane from?
I bought it on Ebay
Joyplanes Thanks!
literally any model shop
How heavy is the plane?
arround 60gr
This is light mine is 86g with rc
Do you need speed controler?
This is just a glider setup, just using servos and no motor, so I don't use a speed controller, but if you want to use a motor, yes.
Create & Invent are you using just 2 servos?
Yes, just receiver, small battery and 2 servos.
Create & Invent thank you so much i will build one of these
Just one more thing weight of battery, receiver. Are u using bec?
Please send me the link on ebay of this plane..
+Make Your Own Change hey man! I bought it to a seller from UK try searching the name on your local eBay