![]() ![]() ![]() It also has extremely light wing loading for comfortable slow or dead-stick landings, and I kept it simple with a lot of dihedral in the wing so that only rudder and elevator are needed for flight control.Ī tandem, two-seat arrangement allows for a narrower cockpit for less drag, and this airplane would be fun to scale up to full scale. ![]() This model also has a nearly fully clear nose, which offers a much better view than what a front-engine airplane can offer a pilot. For that reason, plus the fact that it looks great, I am using a rear-mounted engine and pusher propeller on the Sky Viewer. I like to design airplanes that potentially could be upscaled and flown by a pilot. Of course, when flying RC, you don’t ever wonder when your airplane is going to touch down because you can clearly see when that will happen. I was thinking about my own full-scale aircraft pilot training roughly 14 years ago and how I struggled to know when I was going to touch down because my forward view was obstructed by the forward-mounted engine and propeller. The Vulcan is a twin-engine airplane with the propellers on the wings and the pilot sits in front of them. I was inspired when I saw a YouTube video of the Vulcan, which basically has a glass nose, giving the pilot an impressive forward view. The Sky Viewer is one of those recent dreams. I never quit dreaming of another airplane that I would like to design. Radio system: Minimum three-channel radio and receiver ![]() Motor: E-flite 370 or equivalent 1,080 Kv brushless outrunner ![]()
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