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New day, new name, new issues (2016-08-25)
Last night I decided on a name for the foam ekrano-glider: Chesapeake Sky Monster . I also decided on two 24mm mounts. I just wasn't feeling the joy for another large cluster and this will allow for ... [Read More]

The pitfalls of real-time design (yet another photoless post) (2016-08-26)
Well, progress on the Chesapeake Air Monster is crawling along.  The good news is that the motor mount flips like is s'posed to. The rest isn't as good. I added the motor mount tubes and began ... [Read More]

Down to four options (2016-08-29)
It appears I have once again been defeated by a glider. I tried extending the canards on the Chesapeake Sky Monster. No Joy. Added tail weight as before. Marginally better. Added some more...it still ... [Read More]