Tim McKay | Elevons for Newbies! @TimMcKay56 | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 4 hours ago
Elevons for Newbies!
This video will cover elevons for newbies, and discussion of what elevons are, what elevons do and how to install elevons in your RC model airplane.
Note that the demonstration RC aircraft, my origianl design of the square flyer, can be built from plans downloaded here:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/11CSTItrJ57RPhmMiCpwLv11yzuL8hyYJ?usp=sharing
The majority of airplanes use three different control surfaces to control flight. Elevator for pitch, rudder for yaw and ailerons for roll. In a tailless delta wing aircraft, the aileron and elevator control functions are performed by elevons (the word is a combination of elevator and aileron). Note that from a pilot viewpoint, the controls (pitch and roll) for an elevon aircraft are flown the exact same way as for a conventional aircraft.
Today's computer radios, such as the Spektrum DX6, make the use of elevons extremely easy to implement. In the video, I will demonstrate the Spektrum DX6 setup for use of elevons.
Here is a link to my YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/c/TimMcKay56
Many thanks in advance for a post of this video on Facebook, it truly helps the channel a lot!
Regards,
Tim
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Controls overview
01:11 - Delta wing aircraft
02:18 - Square foam flyer
03:15 - Delta wing examples
03:50 - Elevon installation
04:58 - Transmitter setup
06:58 - Center of gravity
07:18 - Elevon flight demonstration
Elevons for Newbies!
This video will cover elevons for newbies, and discussion of what elevons are, what elevons do and how to install elevons in your RC model airplane.
Note that the demonstration RC aircraft, my origianl design of the square flyer, can be built from plans downloaded here:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/11CSTItrJ57RPhmMiCpwLv11yzuL8hyYJ?usp=sharing
The majority of airplanes use three different control surfaces to control flight. Elevator for pitch, rudder for yaw and ailerons for roll. In a tailless delta wing aircraft, the aileron and elevator control functions are performed by elevons (the word is a combination of elevator and aileron). Note that from a pilot viewpoint, the controls (pitch and roll) for an elevon aircraft are flown the exact same way as for a conventional aircraft.
Today's computer radios, such as the Spektrum DX6, make the use of elevons extremely easy to implement. In the video, I will demonstrate the Spektrum DX6 setup for use of elevons.
Here is a link to my YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/c/TimMcKay56
Many thanks in advance for a post of this video on Facebook, it truly helps the channel a lot!
Regards,
Tim
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Controls overview
01:11 - Delta wing aircraft
02:18 - Square foam flyer
03:15 - Delta wing examples
03:50 - Elevon installation
04:58 - Transmitter setup
06:58 - Center of gravity
07:18 - Elevon flight demonstration
