Thermik XXXL

Full house eclectric glider.


My new Challenge:
Thermik XXXL  (Schiemer / Valenta link to baubericht ) is my new challenge in flying and building. at the moment I started with the wiring harness for this full house glider.

System:
Spektrum (website)  DX9 DSMX  transmitter with AR9020 9-channel receiver, with full telemetry TM1000 DSMX,
8 Hitec (website) HS-5125MG ultra flat wing servos and Hitec elevator and rudder servo's .
Hacker (website) B50 XL 6.7:1 with X-70-SB-Pro 2.6S speed controller, Topfuel LiPo 30C 3400mAh 6S, CFK-Prop RFM 23x12, Spinner RFM 40x6mm

Wiring harness:

Made two versions of the wiring harness the first to test and setup the transmitter receiver, servo, telemetry system. The mixing of the servo's was also done this way, easy to see and do (even with the left right swap as I used a looking up to the wing viewing direction.
The second version with all the wires to be installed in the plane and the wing fuselage connection, a 25 pin version, to allow me to later change to a system where all ailerons can be controlled seperately, now the spoilers and inner flaps are on a Y-wire harness. One servo in each Y-harness reversed.

 above image from this youtube movie.

ZEPPELIN streamlined two person freight trike

Nice and simple, the way to go!

Youtube movie              Their Website

15 ft Cornish Flashboat

A rowing competition in Cawsand Cornwall got me interested in the Cornish Flashboat.
some internet browsing and a lot of meditative modelling and rendering resulted in this movie and images.

Why are the flashboats combining sweep rowing with sculling? Because the bow and rear are too narrow for sculling?

Youtube movie of the rendering

Sailing Rowing Camping boat

Another rendering for the competition winning design of teh sailing rowing camping boat.
The Royal Dutch Sailing and Rowing club `De Maas` called for a design with sliding seats, sailing capability and `sleeping´ arrangement, and very shallow draft.

This rendering shows klinker construction and was for a clear indication that klinker building is all about flowing lines and precission, because all mistakes are well visible.

youtube

Real Hoverboard

The hoverboard is here to stay thanks to hendo.
Support them, think an interesting  wya to use this
 Youtube movie.

The hoverboard

 

Tony Hawk on the board

 

The developer kit, whitebox

Bob Horn Kneeslider recumbent motorcycle

Recumbent motorcycle of Bob Horn.

Another excellent mechnic building a nice recumbent motorcycle, doing races.
His new steering system still eludes me a bit, but it seems to be working excellently.
youtube movie of steering system

Bob has a nice blog for you to look at, blog.

Motor hydrofoils

Hydrofoils are gaining popularity. Personally I like the sailing hydrofoils best.
But have a look at the some of the quirky recent motor hydrofoils.
 
Hydro HY-X  youtube                  








W-foil  youtube    








Quadrofoil youtube