Welcome to
the Ace Sim RC LAB
Here's
where you'll find what's in development
Scroll
down to see all models
Be sure
to tell us if you see something you like or would like to see as not
everything will make it to production
updated
02/11
Newest
wing in development is the Carbon Eagle
(tm)
(Started 5-05) - This bird features full double surface wings.
AXI 2212/34 w/ 10x6 APC folder and 3S 1500 LiPos
62 inch span, 3.75 sq ft area, AUW ~20 ozs
Control is with advanced Warperons with 2 servos mixed as elevons
Here's a couple QT MOV clips of the original prototype. First is with the tip plates:
and this
clip is without the plates which is more what the production model will
look like:
More
recent stress test with washout rods removed showing good soaring
ability and full control:
and of course the plane disassembles in minutes!
(one wing half shown)
Here's a discussion thread on its development on Ezone:
Carbon
Prime (tm) Convertible Update - 02/08
CP
Development History
4/07
Version 2 (also see original indoor version down page)
Added a
newly developed double surface "slip cover" wing with wing
warping for ailerons for serious 4 channel flying!
Here's a video clip of the maiden flights. Wind 5
from left of screen - look for outside loop during stress
testing! :)
Indoor
clip - 1st part setup R/E for guest pilot on 2S pack
- then wringing it out on 4 channels w/3S pack:
Prime-armory.wmv
5/07 - Upgraded to bigger Komodo 2407-16 motor and
3S 1500 pack.
Really
gets with the program here with lots of stunts and flying in a good
breeze:
6/07 -
Added video cam and took some footage at a local lake:
Here's an
RCgroups thread showing more stills plus specs and discussion if
interested :
Carbon Prime - Help develop the
perfect parkflyer
TriClops VTOL - 12/06
Since our
local indoor meets have become overtaken with heli pilots,
I had to
fight back with something that would take a beating and be easy to
repair and still give me that "dust off" performance. :)
Just need
3 motors, 3 ESCs, 3 gyros, and one servo to tilt the rear motor for yaw
(and lots of mixing) to make it work.
Uses
counter-rotating 10x4.5 props on the "mains" with an 8x4 to hold up the
rear.
The Komodo
KH2204-17 motors all around allow about 6-8 minutes flight on
a single 2S 1250 Lipo.
Once
trimmed it can fly hands off for quite a few seconds at a
time. A local heli pilot tried it and claims it's more stable
then his chopper.
Here's a
clip of it in action:
Here's a
development link on RCgroups for more pics and details of its
construction if interested:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=595164
Carbon
Falcon (tm) Convertible - 5/06
Take a
stock CF, add a detachable V tail with undercarriage and what do you
get?
A solid
full house portable plane that can easily haul 6 oz (Aiptek MPVR shown
here) for AP use or?
Maiden
MPVR video clip - Ground & air edit - Hand launch, spin from
disorientation, hand catch landing:
Very rough
air so look out for vertigo! :)
That's a
little cheap Pencam onboard in the above pics. I tried it
first. It only weighs 3.1 oz.
Now I just
need to get the rest of the plane to fit in the same box as the CF!
(Indoor
Prototype) Carbon Prime (tm) Convertible - 2/06
Simple,
light, indestructible 36" span rudder/elevator trainer
I wanted
something I could hand over to kids and beginners at our indoor fly-ins
that I didn't have to worry about getting wrecked.
It's
proven itself to be this and more as I under propped it and added the 2
oz pilot to keep it on the ground.
Leave it
to a kid to figure out how to make it fly anyway however.... :)
Note: the
boy in the back of the hall is the pilot in the second half and has
never flown anything before!
CP-training1.wmv about
2.5mb
In the
hands of an experienced R/E pilot and with the monkey removed but still
under-propped, it's potential becomes clear.
CP-DJ-best-s.wmv about
6mb
The front
fiberglass bumper frame detaches once you've mastered the plane
BTW.
Tested
with success is the addition of a 3rd servo connected to the rear wing
struts for simple aileron functions making it convertible from
3 to 4 channels.
Should
make for a perfect aileron trainer as the stability remains with the
dihedrel setting so the transistion isn't as pronounced.
Once
learned, the dihedrel can be easily reduced as experience
grows. Or convert back to R/E just for the fun of it!
Carbon
Retro VTOL - 9/05
A spin-off
of the Hum-bugs and T.O.P (below) for 3D training.
If you can
master this, you can fly anything! :)
Here's the
specs:
Span 18"
Length 18" (less landing posts)
Area about 200 sq in.
AUW 6 oz.
Motor LensRC 22.7mm 20 turn BL
Prop GWS 9x5 HD
Pack 2S ET 700 mAh
Servos 3) HS-55
W/L about
4.4 oz/sq ft
Power to weight ratio 1.8:1
Here's a clip of it in action:
VTOL-2-1e.mpg
The CG
wasn't quite right and the landing gear needed to be widened but it
flies just about like you'd expect - hover or hot-rod.
Harriers
nice but touchy w/o expo. Still in the testing phase. I need
to get it to the field and really open it up with a 3S pack!
Carbon Snapper (tm) - 4 channel profile CF & ripstop portable 3D/sport.
Nippy
Black 0808 brushless & 2-3S LiPolys
29
inch span, 2 sq ft area, W/L 5-6 oz/sq ft.
All
flying rudder and stab with 35% ailerons.
Here's a
.mov clip
(this
was using 2S ET-1200s when first learning to fly it)
Wing,
tail, and LG easily remove and all folds flat for transport
Here's an
.AVI clip
(uses
DivX codec - let me know if it doesn't work for you)
This
is a mix of some 3D stuff I'm learning now that I have 3S PQ 1100 Lipos
and more time on it.
HUM-BUG - a 4 channel CF & ripstop portable fun flyer that is capable of some 3D on an EPS-300 motor:
detachable landing gear add to the versatility
mid-motor allows nose-overs without prop strikes
jr. version below is slightly smaller, lighter and 3 channel
Allows very slow & controlled flight in small areas (twin tail variation show)
Quick fold up for portability
Tower O Power (T.O.P.) VTOL heli/3D training platform for those long winters inside
4 channel
- EPS-300 or better (flown w/ PJS-300 & Nippy Black 0808)
Total
RTS weight with 2S 1200 ETecs ~7.5 oz