Post by Burkeomatic on Apr 10, 2023 3:58:10 GMT
This little booger is a smallish flying wing. AUW on my build is 380g, although I am using a lighter motor than some builds. The kit lite is available on Aliexpress for $35 shipped. Be aware, there is also a quad named a mobula (and the CETUS X is better but I am biased).
Mobula 650
I gave my S800 to ratcheeroo and I don't think he can break it if he tries. I sold my Dart 250g to barrett at a pretty good discount too. So I was missing a smaller FPV ship and I started missing having a flying wing, so I decided to pick this up.
This plane has mixed reviews. Lots of people rammed them into the ground on launch (much like the dart) and people also said this was a stall monster.
Upon putting the motor on, I noticed immediately the thrust angle on the motor was at an angle... the wrong angle. It was above the wing, and had a thrustline pointed up. Of course, you want it pointed down at the wing. So I fixed that.
I watched a couple reviews, and one of the guys that worked with it manually stated it needed a little more reflex, so I added in about 2mm of reflex too.
My set up is:
Ysido 1507/2500kv motor with a gemfan 4052 prop (may go up to 5 inch). Motors
Maidened with a 3s1000mah, I plan on building a 3s1p LiIon pack. It is 4s capable, and I bet it will easily exceed 100mph.
Foxeer mix camera (records HD and does analog FPV) it was a nice find for $20 in the RCG classifieds.
The Sparrow 3 FC out of the RDV2 - I need to update the thread with the mods on that.
JHEMCU 500mw VTX, which will be replaced with a mini rush tank vtx.
Of course the adeept metal gear servos... which metal gears are over kill on a 400g plane.
It is a cool looking plane, and it kind of looks like a cat to me, so Monte.C should like it for that reason. But I thought it may be neat to put a F6F catmouth on it.
3s1p fits and balances perfectly... so much room for activities!
I don't know what is up with my camera, but it flies fine. I did things like pretty sharp turns with a tailwind and didn't stall it. It yet again doesn't live up to all of the negative press. I am seeing a trend, if people say the plane is shit I should buy it. Remember the airloader? That thing was supposed to be a turd to, and I still miss that plane a little bit.
Anyway, I hit 70mph at 72 ish percent throttle on 3s, it is reasonably quick, and I like it better than the dart 250.
Mobula 650
I gave my S800 to ratcheeroo and I don't think he can break it if he tries. I sold my Dart 250g to barrett at a pretty good discount too. So I was missing a smaller FPV ship and I started missing having a flying wing, so I decided to pick this up.
This plane has mixed reviews. Lots of people rammed them into the ground on launch (much like the dart) and people also said this was a stall monster.
Upon putting the motor on, I noticed immediately the thrust angle on the motor was at an angle... the wrong angle. It was above the wing, and had a thrustline pointed up. Of course, you want it pointed down at the wing. So I fixed that.
I watched a couple reviews, and one of the guys that worked with it manually stated it needed a little more reflex, so I added in about 2mm of reflex too.
My set up is:
Ysido 1507/2500kv motor with a gemfan 4052 prop (may go up to 5 inch). Motors
Maidened with a 3s1000mah, I plan on building a 3s1p LiIon pack. It is 4s capable, and I bet it will easily exceed 100mph.
Foxeer mix camera (records HD and does analog FPV) it was a nice find for $20 in the RCG classifieds.
The Sparrow 3 FC out of the RDV2 - I need to update the thread with the mods on that.
JHEMCU 500mw VTX, which will be replaced with a mini rush tank vtx.
Of course the adeept metal gear servos... which metal gears are over kill on a 400g plane.
It is a cool looking plane, and it kind of looks like a cat to me, so Monte.C should like it for that reason. But I thought it may be neat to put a F6F catmouth on it.
3s1p fits and balances perfectly... so much room for activities!
I don't know what is up with my camera, but it flies fine. I did things like pretty sharp turns with a tailwind and didn't stall it. It yet again doesn't live up to all of the negative press. I am seeing a trend, if people say the plane is shit I should buy it. Remember the airloader? That thing was supposed to be a turd to, and I still miss that plane a little bit.
Anyway, I hit 70mph at 72 ish percent throttle on 3s, it is reasonably quick, and I like it better than the dart 250.