f650-f8022

Introduction:

My first plane in 2 months. I haven't gone this long between building in a long time (or ever??). I need to pick up the pace before winter arrives.

Components:

• T-Motor F80 2200kv motor

• Tekko32 F3 Metal 65A esc 6s (2 separate vol. regulators for servos)

• Dollar tree Foam board & carbon fiber spar

• TBS crossfire nano rx

• Noxe F4 flight controller (flywoo version)

• Beitian 220 GPS

• Foxeer Falkor micro camera

• JX PDI-1181MG servo (x2)

• Vivafpv 600mw vtx with an AXII stubby mounted on the bottom fuse (hidden under foam)

• Buzzer

Conclusion:

275g dry. 25grams heavier than the previous ng580. Most of this is probably from the heavier motor and servos. I'm excited to test out the different servos (overkill for this small a plane - but I wanted to see if they center better), the bigger motor, the better esc. The spar now reaches from wingtip to wingtip to better resist wintip bends on crashes and the elevons are double foamboard layer to form a better join with the main wing for better airflow (hopefully). I'm also mounting the antenna on the bottom. I've tried this before on the ar600, but I decided to try it again here.

Update 9/8/21 - I feel like the F80 motor has a very different output curve than the smaller motors I've used. With 5" props on 4s, it takes at least 50% throttle for it to just maintain altitude. Then I switched it to 6" props and it felt a lot better. I had issues pulling up unless it has some good speed. The elevon sizes seem ok, and it definitely felt a lot better with 6" props, but it was still hard to manage compared to my other planes. I would've liked to try it on 6s, but one of the regulators for the servos burned out which led to a crash into a river (salt water). I retrieved it half a day later (low tide), so not sure what is salvageable.