I may have provided the wrong direction prop…
Good to know the nose holds up well, I like blutack for cleaning out those
motor bells that unscrew (I’m in the dirt too much). What cell count
battery were you using?
On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 6:03 PM ORCA <ORCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Today I brought the HB1 to the field so George Moser could get a closer--
look at it. Both George and Richard Pearsall suggested (as in edging me)
to to give the HB1 its maiden fight. George even provided a 1300 mAh
battery that just fit into the fuselage. How could I refuse? Besides I
had the benefit of having none other than test pilot Chuck Yeager (aka
Richard Pearsall) to do the honors.
The 5 x 5.5 3 bladed drone style prop (Jake take note) just didn’t put
out any thrust. Richard had a 6 x 4 2 blade prop that worked. Getting the
1/2 inch CG was achieved by adding more weigh to the existing weight.
Since no one had some double sided tape, a number 60 rubber band did the
job --- maybe.
A nice toss to the South and the HB1 was airborne and flying like
nobody’s business. It’s fast! The HB1 would have given Rick and Dave a
run for the money with their jets.
Heading northward (did I mentioned that the HB1 is fast?) Chuck, err,
Richard was making a left turn but the HB1 had other ideas. Like heading
into Mother Earth!
Found the HB1 in the swamp and wished I took a picture of it with the nose
deep onto the mud. But at least there’s a picture (attached) of it on the
bench.
Besides lots and lots of mud, the only apparent damage is a broken tail
where the wood dowel was inserted and a broken prop.
What caused the HB1 to go down? Who knows? We definitely know it was not
the pilot. Maybe the rubber banded weights came off, maybe it’s the cheap
servos or most likely the HB1 suffered from the *737 MAX Syndrome.*
Rick
p.s did I mentioned that its fast?
