A review of my 2nd MMX monocopter, now called the Cicada Killer after those huge, benign, ground-dwelling wasps we have been getting for the last several...
Gee I though everyone had heard of it. Its a repository for reviews, Rocksim files, a center of pressure database, a list of recommended motors, and lots of...
They have a lot of neat stuff including contests, reviews and links. They are currently running a photo caption contest. The only Micro Maxx entry is #5. The...
I have uploaded some plans for a monocopter I designed following Dick Stafford lead. Pictures, dimensioned diagrams and assembly instructions are in the Files...
Very cool! I assumed you'd go with cardstock for yours. This will provide the opportunity for all sorts of neat patterns. :-) I noticed the motor and wing...
The angles of attack on the wing and motor are simply derived from the angle of the central beam. The bottom of the wing is glued flat to one side, the motor...
I haven't heard of putting airfoils on the beams. If you want more lift, might just be better to make the wing larger(?) I don't know if this would tend to...
I have done a little more fine tuning of Dick Stafford's monocopter design. I have made the beam about an inch longer so that the model balances to the motor...
Outstanding! I don't have an index card, but will find a substitute and make one tonight. If it's not raining I'll fly it tomorrow. Ha! A new concept in...
Well, it's built and drying. Thought about doing a night launch, however, decided that with the expected performance I might not see where it went :-). Used a...
One technique I use to make folding easier is to bear down hard with a fine tip ballpoint pen along the fold line. Use a metal ruler if it is a straight line....
Super Art! What a neat model!!! I'll be using this one at the Capitol Childrens Museum in November. So quick so easy,, Haven't flown it yet but now I have...
Thanks for the tips. I used a ruler to make the bends, but scoring the paper would have helped. Flight logs for the Mark II: Flt #1: alt = 15 ft, landed 9 ft...
I have reduced the parts to 4 by eliminating the plastic tube hub. I also shorted the motor mount to eliminate unnecessary weight. I did try using a 2.25"...
I wonder how a slightly longer balance beam made out of cardstock would work. Maybe wider than it is tall. Maybe airfoiled the right direction on each side....
I accept your challenge. I have uploaded plans and instructions for the total cardstock, Mark 4 Monocopter. It has about the same performance as the Mark 3...
Hi Art: Mark 2 and 3 work great, I flew a mark 2 in a 12mph wind to about 15 feet landing 25' from the launcher, mark 3 had nearly the same performance Sat....
I have built a 2-engine bi-copter using variants to Art's Mark 4 components. The motor pods are on the two ends of a 6" square beam and the 2 wings are on the...
Howdy Dick: Yes, I'm planning on just a tad of up angle, Rolling the paper rod was to heavy. I started the roll around a .020 rod. with white copier paper,...
Bill: I can't really tell from the photo angle, but it looks like the motor tube doesn't have enough up angle, and the motor isn't centered in the tube. I...
... Oops. I built it the night before the launch and stopped reading the directions when I got near the end. The motor tube has no up angle! ... I got that...
Also, make sure you only use a ~1/2 inch long launch lug. ... From: Bill Spadafora To: MicroMaxRockets@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 12:08 PM...
DOO!@#*@#@# I was looking forward to seeing lots of Odd stuff! Could talk the in-laws into a saturday morning drive;-) If not bring-um to the next sport...
Hi Guys: Finished up the head to head testing of 9volt batteries began a few weeks ago. I bought and tested 4 of each battery, the new E2 titanium, and ...
... Correcting the motor pod slant certainly made a difference. I tried it again today. I'm not sure how high it went because I lost sight of it against the...
Very interesting indeed. I would NEVER have thought there was this big a difference. And, it explains why I only got a handful of flights on a Duracell...
