Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Prototype 1 First Flight Attempt

Prototype was flown for the first time today after several attempts which were thwarted due to problems with the front landing gear. Unfortunately the results were not as good as we hoped. The plane had some fundamental problems which were discovered during flight. The plane took off very steadily then climbed and started turning left. When it finally reached altitude it continued to yaw left despite the pilot applying full right aileron until it ruddered into a corkscrew dive which was un-recoverable. The flight video is below.


A post crash analysis found the wings were mounted at the incorrect angle and the plane was also overly stable. A new prototype has begun construction immediately to correct these issues.

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