The LongReach - Slender Elegance
This was another design I fell in love with the aesthetics, but felt constrained by material compromises.
The LongReach flew as good as she looked. She was graceful and incorporated some cool design elements that I really wanted to see involved.
It had a 4S 18650 3000mah Li-Ion battery pack (see photo) that stacked the batteries pairs on top of each other.
The fuselage had a taper to the aft where a swept wing and V Tail just had lines that worked.
The FPV system was modular, removeable from the forward hatch, and easily interchangeable by removing a pin and sliding the camera system out.
There was a zip tie landing gear system that was relatively low drag and incorporated suspension by the flexing of the zip ties.
The flight controller was mounted on it's side - easily configured in software - but this kept the fuselage narrow and sleek.
The wings had a 3d printed spar insert that looked cooler than craft sticks, and it worked.
The only challenge was the foamboard. The foamboard just didn't have the load bearing ability to carry the weight of the FPV system and battery as far into the nose without becoming far too easily bent at the wing interface. Foamboard doesn't have the strength of cardboard - and this was one of the planes that broke my heart and forced my change.
I still think she's beautiful, and I loved the way she flew. She was efficient, quiet, and the DJI 03 was spectacular at the time.
This is my last remaining example. I built dozens of versions - but this aircraft has been retired to my wall.
182 files - mainly Corel Draw and exported DXF cut files. STL files for the 3d prints.
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