18 Sept. 2013
My blog name has now changed from "Getting Started in Electric Radio Controlled Aircraft," to "ElectricRCAircraftGuy.Blogspot.com -- Knowledge, Tips & Tricks for RC." However, all website links and addresses are unchanged.
~GS
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
The "Staples Stingray" Glider Sneak Peak!
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-Bungee-launched, Free Flight....and flights up to 250 ft. altitude and 1/5 of a mile far!
...Pictures, Videos, and more...
This is a sneak peak at my $5 "Staples Stingray" free-flight, bungee-launched glider I have very recently finished designing, modifying, and testing! The design is a modified version of the FliteTest Nutball RC airplane, which is a modified version of the original Nutball by GoldGuy.
By Gabriel Staples
Written: 15 July 2013
Updated: 19 July 2013 (added more videos)
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I have been spending quite some time now (about 3 months), figuring out how to build a SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE free-flight glider for the Boy Scout troop I work with, and this is what I came up with! I really think this plane does the trick, and it's tons of fun to launch, fly, and even chase and try to catch!
Here's a description of it that I wrote in my "Getting into Scratch Building...." article above. Click the link at the top of this post to read that article as well:
"I have even prototyped and tested, for my local Boy Scout troop working on the Aviation merit badge, a $5 free-flight glider based on the NutBall, which is capable of being bungee-launched (via a home-made $25~$35 launcher) to altitudes up to 250 feet, and flying several hundred yards distance in a single flight! My wife named it the Stingray (see photo of a stingray below), since the glider resembles a stingray flying backwards. I would like to post the plans and video of the Stingray glider and bungee launcher when I get the chance, so other Boy Scout troops and do-it-yourselfers can make one too....
I have also designed and tested what I call a "training fin" for the NutBall, which can easily be velcroed onto the top of the plane in order to make it self-right (roll level automatically) whenever it is banked. This is really useful for a beginner as well. (More to come on this; I need to write a post on it still too)."
...Pictures, Videos, and more...
This is a sneak peak at my $5 "Staples Stingray" free-flight, bungee-launched glider I have very recently finished designing, modifying, and testing! The design is a modified version of the FliteTest Nutball RC airplane, which is a modified version of the original Nutball by GoldGuy.
By Gabriel Staples
Written: 15 July 2013
Updated: 19 July 2013 (added more videos)
(for links to more videos, go to the bottom of the post)
- Building the FliteTest Nutball Swappable
- Getting into Scratch Building - 20+ Planes with One Motor and One Power Pod!
- Hat Cam
- This is What My Nutball (RC version) Can Do! - see my high-powered RC version of this plane on a very windy day
I have been spending quite some time now (about 3 months), figuring out how to build a SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE free-flight glider for the Boy Scout troop I work with, and this is what I came up with! I really think this plane does the trick, and it's tons of fun to launch, fly, and even chase and try to catch!Here's a description of it that I wrote in my "Getting into Scratch Building...." article above. Click the link at the top of this post to read that article as well:
"I have even prototyped and tested, for my local Boy Scout troop working on the Aviation merit badge, a $5 free-flight glider based on the NutBall, which is capable of being bungee-launched (via a home-made $25~$35 launcher) to altitudes up to 250 feet, and flying several hundred yards distance in a single flight! My wife named it the Stingray (see photo of a stingray below), since the glider resembles a stingray flying backwards. I would like to post the plans and video of the Stingray glider and bungee launcher when I get the chance, so other Boy Scout troops and do-it-yourselfers can make one too....
I have also designed and tested what I call a "training fin" for the NutBall, which can easily be velcroed onto the top of the plane in order to make it self-right (roll level automatically) whenever it is banked. This is really useful for a beginner as well. (More to come on this; I need to write a post on it still too)."
Here are some sneak-peak photos of my new Stingray Free-flight glider below.
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Hat Cam
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Written: 15 July 2013
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- Arduino Microcontrollers, PC Board Tricopter Frames, & Home-made Cupric Acid Etchant
- Getting into Scratch Building - 20+ Planes with One Motor and One Power Pod!
- Parallel Charging Your LiPo Batteries
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
It's Not About the Nail
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Written: 6 June 2013
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A Brief Interjection:
So, I am married. If you are too, or if you talk to any females regularly, you'll know as I know, that this concept is really hard to get (and I'm still trying to learn it :))......that is........IT'S NOT ABOUT THE NAIL!
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- A Few Tips & Tricks: Arduinos, PCB Tricopter Frames, & Home-made Acid Etchant for Copper
- Getting into Scratch Building - 20+ Planes with ONE Motor and ONE Power Pod!
- Parallel Charging Your LiPo Batteries
- Beginner RC Airplane Setup
- Thunder AC680/AC6 Charger & Computer Data-Logging Software
A Brief Interjection:
So, I am married. If you are too, or if you talk to any females regularly, you'll know as I know, that this concept is really hard to get (and I'm still trying to learn it :))......that is........IT'S NOT ABOUT THE NAIL!
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Monday, May 27, 2013
A Few Tips & Tricks: Arduinos, PCB Tricopter Frames, Home-made Acid Etchant for Copper
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By: Gabriel Staples
Written: 28 May 2013
Updated: 30 Oct. 2013
-added link to LadyAda's Arduino Uno FAQ
-added link to Arduino Nano V3.0 on Ebay
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So, this month I've been dabbling into a few new RC airplane areas that I have previously not looked into. You may wonder how these topics in the title relate to RC airplanes? Well, for me, everything does :), so let's briefly discuss:
Arduino & Microcontrollers:
What is Arduino? Well, Arduino is a small interface board which connects to your computer via a USB cable, and consists of an Atmel microcontroller chip, or "brain," which can do a variety of functions and processing, as well as circuitry to enable you to connect to it via a USB cable, in addition to a voltage regulator and input and output ports. Basically, it is a development or experiment board which allows you to plug in sensors and circuitry and do anything you can imaging via your own personal ingenuity and programming skills---yet it is inexpensive and simple enough that anyone can get started. It is especially designed for the non-programmer. Here is Arduino's description of themselves. A few things that make Arduino unique are its price, ease of use and programming, and the fact that it is open-source. Open-source means that its parts, pieces, construction, and coding are all available to the public, and that its software is FREE. This is the counterpart to "proprietary," which means that something is owned by a company and its internal workings are generally guarded and kept secret in order to prevent others from duplicating it.
Written: 28 May 2013
Updated: 30 Oct. 2013
-added link to LadyAda's Arduino Uno FAQ
-added link to Arduino Nano V3.0 on Ebay
Other Articles You May Be Interested in Reading:
- Getting into Scratch Building - 20+ Planes with ONE Motor & ONE Power Pod!
- Beginner RC Airplane Setup
- Thunder AC680/AC6 Charger & Computer Data-Logging Software
- Parallel Charging Your LiPo Batteries
So, this month I've been dabbling into a few new RC airplane areas that I have previously not looked into. You may wonder how these topics in the title relate to RC airplanes? Well, for me, everything does :), so let's briefly discuss:
Arduino & Microcontrollers:
What is Arduino? Well, Arduino is a small interface board which connects to your computer via a USB cable, and consists of an Atmel microcontroller chip, or "brain," which can do a variety of functions and processing, as well as circuitry to enable you to connect to it via a USB cable, in addition to a voltage regulator and input and output ports. Basically, it is a development or experiment board which allows you to plug in sensors and circuitry and do anything you can imaging via your own personal ingenuity and programming skills---yet it is inexpensive and simple enough that anyone can get started. It is especially designed for the non-programmer. Here is Arduino's description of themselves. A few things that make Arduino unique are its price, ease of use and programming, and the fact that it is open-source. Open-source means that its parts, pieces, construction, and coding are all available to the public, and that its software is FREE. This is the counterpart to "proprietary," which means that something is owned by a company and its internal workings are generally guarded and kept secret in order to prevent others from duplicating it.
You might not know it, but the microcontroller, or MCU, which is the heart of the Arduino, is a very common-place item in today's electronics. Modern RC radio transmitters use them, for example, as well as ESCs (Electronic Speed Controllers) and "smart" battery chargers such as the Thunder AC680.
Many UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) use microcontroller-based autopilots! Now, with Arduino,
Many UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) use microcontroller-based autopilots! Now, with Arduino,
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