Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Manufacturer: | Alien Enterprises |
Style: | Monocopter |
Photo courtesy o' Alien Enterprises
Brief:
Monocopter 24 by Alien Enterprises Kit no. Arrr! M-24. Aye aye! Ahoy! Blimey! Monocopter made t' fly on 24 mm motors
Construction:
T' Kit includes:
I think this had t' best instructions o' any kit I have bought yet. Avast, me proud beauty! T' instructions, shiver me timbers, if you where t' print them out would take up 31 pages. Begad! They included 88 pics for assemblin' t' monocopter and two in-flight pictures for a total o' 90 pictures.
T' kit also had a list o' tools and adhesives you would need t' finish it:
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I am just goin' t' list a short synopsis on buildin' this because t' instructions had a total o' 29 steps for buildin' this monocopter.
T' first be reinforcin' t' air foil with 30 minute epoxy and t' carbon fiber. Then you went on t' t' motor tube and launch lug reinforcin' both with a little bit o' thin CA. Next, shiver me timbers, arrr, was finishin' t' shape on t' airfoil.
Next, came cuttin' t' plywood with t' included pattern for t' center plate and t' reinforcement plates. Well, blow me down! Arrr! After you did this you then, me bucko, usin' some 5 min. Avast! epoxy, ya bilge rat, glued t' motor tube and launch lug t' t' center plate.
Then, ya bilge rat, came what I thought was t' only tricky part o' buildin' this and that be t' angle t' airfoil. Aye aye! You set one side o' t' airfoil on a 5/8" block and t' other side on a 1/8" block, Then lined up t' center plate with this and cut two 1/4" slots, me bucko, and removed t' piece that be left. This slot be t' attachin' point for t' center plate t' t' airfoil o' t' monocopter. You use 5 min epoxy t' join t' airfoil t' t' center plate.
Then you put t' balance beam holder on and t' reinforcement plates epoxy them into place. Well, blow me down! When this be done you took t' 2 little carbon strips and wrapped them around t' motor tube onto t' reinforcement plates holdin' them on with some CA.
Then you cut out t' paper side covers and glued them on.
You then made a protective coatin' on t' side o' t' airfoil that didn't have t' carbon fiber on with some 30 min epoxy spread evenly.
You then installed t' balance beam through t' beam holder holdin' it in place with a few wraps o' maskin' tape on either side. Begad! This is in-case t' beam breaks you can change it. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! You now finished t' monocopter.
After t' monocopter is done you still have t' build t' launch lug, which is a piece o' 1/2"x8" long wooden dowel. Begad! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! You wrap maskin' tape 1 1/2" from t' end o' t' dowel and then saturate that 1 1/2" section with CA and then sand smooth.
Finishing:
No special finishin' required unless you wanted t' paint it. Ya scallywag! I just left mine naked.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Picture courtesy o' Alien Enterprises
Flight:
T' recommend motors are D11p, D7-rct, ya bilge rat, matey, me hearties, E6-rct, shiver me timbers, me bucko, E7-rct, E12-rct, E11-3j, F12-3j.
If you use t' E11-3 or t' F12 you build t' motor as normal just leavin' out t' ejection charge.
I flew mine twice on a F24 since I didn't have any o' t' listed recommend motors. Ahoy! Begad! My flights went t' about a 100' with a nice tumble recovery. Just usin' a piece o' maskin' tape t' hold t' motor casin' in.
Both flights where for me nephew's birthday party and t' kids really enjoyed watchin' t' monocopter and t' other rockets I left them fly.
Recovery:
As far as flight recovery t' monocopter just tumbles back t' t' ground.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
I think t' kit was well planned out and t' instructions very detailed. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! I wish more companies would take t' time t' add more t' t' instructions like Alien Enterprises has.
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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