Bartman
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I had the idea that it might be fun to take my multi-rotors around to area flying clubs to show what multi-rotor helicopters are and what they can do. At about the same time I was looking at an old 88" Laser 200 model that needed to be stripped and recovered.
Before long the Laser project became part of the multi-rotor effort and was going to be a site mascot of sorts until a slightly better plane came along.
The plane that took the Laser's place is a Lanier Edge 540T with a 90" wingspan and a 62cc gas engine. I paid $100 (!!!) for it because it needed a lot of work but overall it was worth the money. The plan was to bring the plane and the multi-rotors to area clubs and even to fly a couple of local IMAC aerobatic contests with it. It's taken me much longer to get my planes sorted out this season and so the big Edge project is behind schedule but it's nearly done and ready to fly.
The plane doesn't have any formal sponsors other than me but the stickers were added because a few people out there were generous enough to send me free stickers when I told them what I was up to. This year is sort of a test run. If the plane gets peoples' attention and turns people on to multi-rotors then I'll definitely campaign it more vigorously next year. This year though I'll be lucky if I make a couple of contests and visit with a few local clubs. I even thought I might make the Joe Nall event this year but didn't even come close to being ready for it.
Here are the pics. I'm not a graphics artist so it's a bit of a hodge-podge but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The original yellow and white scheme was how it came from the factory in Mexico some 10 to 12 (or more) years ago. I'll probably repaint the cowl to make the red match the fuselage better.
Next up: Converting an XAircraft X650 to CopterControl and finishing the new Droidworx AD-8HLE Okto!
Before long the Laser project became part of the multi-rotor effort and was going to be a site mascot of sorts until a slightly better plane came along.
The plane that took the Laser's place is a Lanier Edge 540T with a 90" wingspan and a 62cc gas engine. I paid $100 (!!!) for it because it needed a lot of work but overall it was worth the money. The plan was to bring the plane and the multi-rotors to area clubs and even to fly a couple of local IMAC aerobatic contests with it. It's taken me much longer to get my planes sorted out this season and so the big Edge project is behind schedule but it's nearly done and ready to fly.
The plane doesn't have any formal sponsors other than me but the stickers were added because a few people out there were generous enough to send me free stickers when I told them what I was up to. This year is sort of a test run. If the plane gets peoples' attention and turns people on to multi-rotors then I'll definitely campaign it more vigorously next year. This year though I'll be lucky if I make a couple of contests and visit with a few local clubs. I even thought I might make the Joe Nall event this year but didn't even come close to being ready for it.
Here are the pics. I'm not a graphics artist so it's a bit of a hodge-podge but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The original yellow and white scheme was how it came from the factory in Mexico some 10 to 12 (or more) years ago. I'll probably repaint the cowl to make the red match the fuselage better.
Next up: Converting an XAircraft X650 to CopterControl and finishing the new Droidworx AD-8HLE Okto!
