A flight video of Pickerel and my flying qualities report.
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 09:39 am GMT -6 Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 09:39 am GMT -6Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 09:39 am GMT -6
Construction
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 07:38 am GMT -6 Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 07:38 am GMT -6Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 07:38 am GMT -6
Detailed step by step instructions for building Pickerel.
Monday, April 23rd, 2012 09:49 am GMT -6 Monday, April 23rd, 2012 09:49 am GMT -6Monday, April 23rd, 2012 09:49 am GMT -6
I am done building the third Pickerel RC model airplane prototype. Here are some thoughts on how the build went and possible changes that I might want to make.
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Saturday, April 21st, 2012 10:38 am GMT -6 Saturday, April 21st, 2012 10:38 am GMT -6Saturday, April 21st, 2012 10:38 am GMT -6
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 10:17 am GMT -6 Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 10:17 am GMT -6Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 10:17 am GMT -6
I built two more half-size prototypes. I started building another full-size version.
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 10:13 am GMT -6 Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 10:13 am GMT -6Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 10:13 am GMT -6
I quickly built three half-size concept models. They all show promise. Which one do you like?
Sunday, April 8th, 2012 10:02 am GMT -6 Sunday, April 8th, 2012 10:02 am GMT -6Sunday, April 8th, 2012 10:02 am GMT -6
I could not wait to test fly this prototype. Even in mid-afternoon, the winds were unusually calm. This is the post-flight debriefing.
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Saturday, April 7th, 2012 08:38 am GMT -6 Saturday, April 7th, 2012 08:38 am GMT -6Saturday, April 7th, 2012 08:38 am GMT -6
I finished building the first prototype for the Pickerel flying wing. Here are my impressions.
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Friday, April 6th, 2012 08:20 am GMT -6 Friday, April 6th, 2012 08:20 am GMT -6Friday, April 6th, 2012 08:20 am GMT -6
I am halfway done building the first Pickerel prototype. Here is a video status report.
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 11:19 am GMT -6 Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 11:19 am GMT -6Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 11:19 am GMT -6
This small tailless is designed to go together very quickly.
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