On-board footage taken from RC plane

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(2013-03-15 01:31)Zipppy Wrote:  I'm actually amazed that the GoPro doesn't affect the dynamics of the plane a lot.

Yes, a lot off people are surprised by that.

The planes handling characteristics do change though - it's actually much more agile and will climb much steeper without the GoPro, but since the plane has a 137cm wingspan, the wings produce plenty of lift to carry it. And on the plus side, the weight has a very nice stabilising effect and it's less twitchy if there's wind.

Of course, most important thing is not how much weight, but that the weight is balanced. If the plane is nose-heavy or tail-heavy the dynamics will be dramatically different and not in a good way.

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(2013-03-15 01:42)Lampshade Wrote:  Awesome!

Very nice video too. Top stuff man!

Thanks mate