I was at the field a few weeks ago and happened upon a set of Hobbico Nexstar Wings discarded in the clubhouse. They looked in OK shape and I took them home to try and make a viable flying concoction out of them. I am not a builder and can be challenged by the act of putting decent sized ARF’s together… never mind building from a kit (a box of sticks) Ouchies…
As I’ve never assembled anything without consulting some sort of plans, this project promised to be interesting. I consulted pictures of a Nexstar, resurrected an old trainer fuselage I had kicking around and voila… an economical and very decent flying trainer was the result!
While not pretty, it is an excellent flyer to thrash about the skies in the wintery winds we have here in the Pacific Northwest. Here are a few ground pics from a recent day at the field…
I learned alot from a good friend of mine (Blake Pentecost) who has taught me much about electric airplanes. He explained many things during this project and is a great sounding board for my multitude of silly questions! I’m learning more and more as time goes by but… here’s my best observation;
If it looks like a duck… Walks like a duck… Sounds like a duck… It probably is a duck ! I learned that if it looks right (looks like it will fly) and feels right (the CG is close and lateral balance is good) and power is enough (hold it vertically in the garage and power it up)… Then all should go well !
Wingspan is about 65″,
Length is about 50″,
Power is a G46 Electric Motor from Hobby King,
Battery is a Nano Tech 4s 4000 from Hobby King,
Speed Control is a 45A Scorpion,
I am so pleased that it Flies Just Great !
