caterfly flight

Just thought I'd put a better video up of the caterfly.....

RLG

Very impressive stability (with no ailerons?) and elevator control. A really good video too.

Rather more "brute force over aerodynaimcs" for my own taste but nicely done nevertheless.

Hi RLG, quite an unusual plan form in the air. Is it a handfull to fly ? Cheers FB3

Hi RLG ,

Looks like you need some nose weight up there . Shove some lead where its nose should Bee .

Lets see how much beter it flys then .

Keep up the good work

Edited By Stephen Jones on 11/08/2012 20:44:36

Hi there. Simon, I think ' Brutal Aerodynamics' would be a good discription. The plane is constantly falling in and out of lift, which makes it very agile. Controls are throttle, rudder, elvator only. FB3, not tricky to fly, just different. rudder,as you might expect, is very effective, but I need plenty of elevator throw. altitude is all about throttle control. I can put the transmitter on the ground mid flight, and she'll happily cruise around in big circles. More than a dozen flights now, a safe landing every time!

Thanks for the advice Stephen, but the c of g is where it needs to be. Given the downward pitching effect of the rudder in a banked turn, and the need to fly at a high aog, and no wings to pick her up in a nose dive, a forward c of g is disastrous!

To me it looks like its just floundering between stall and prop hang?

I almost felt sorry for it! lol....

A great design concept, but unless you pop a rocket in it I can't see it flying in the traditional sense.

......ah...... but to not fly in the traditional sense is the whole point of the exercise..........where's the challange in the tried and true?........... tradition........ba............ lol....

RLG...pushing the boundaries....and where you are located in the world nothing will ever fly with you been upside down there ..... ...

ken anderson.... ne...1 right way up dept...

Ah.....that'll be the problem for sure.........and the shortage of wings.......... RLG .....wrong way up dept.....