This is a short video to show the slow take off characteristics of this plane, the way I designed it exactly to fly. Obviously I am not attempting to fly it, but just trying to get a feel for it. During these short test flights the model proved... well as you see it in the video. At this time the model does not have ailerons or flaperon, that will be installed next. Also I need to finish the cowl for front end to dress it up a bit. What do you think of the blue window?

This is an rc ultralight STOL airplane that was born by the desire to have a super slow flying 1:4 scale airplane so to change the pace of the typical RC airplane.

Since I started MIA Micro-FLIGHT with the desire to offer unique kits that were not available at the time I started designing them, my direction was also to make true ultralight kits, for many positive reasons. Not only ultralight rc aircraft are sexier IMO, but are easier to assemble, they are also more crash-poof. They key in my designs has been to arrive at a happy medium , a balancing act of performance, durability and realism and this particular DIY project follows in that trajectory.

My approach to designing an aircraft starts with a sketch then I move on to CAD and from there I generate some parts that are required to get a tangible look and feel of the model but I often do not stick to hard core rules, as I like to be creative in the design prototyping process and many times I complete the design and assembly of the model free-style, with specific parts that have proven in my previous designs over the years, what I call MIA trademark parts and hardware. I am pro the KISS rule and so this is also something that is constantly in my mind when I design a model. This is what makes my designs different, when you compare them with a typical and traditionally built balsa models or any other rc model out there.

In this particular model, you can see the simplicity in structure, but it did not arrive there as easy as it may appear, I did a lot of thinking on how I wanted the connecting 3D printed parts to be designed so that would provide the required rigidity with as minimal connections as possible. I have employed this also in my 1S Ultralights except, of course in smaller scale. Triangular geometry is key in any structure that requires to be lightweight yet strong.

I also do not employ too many ribs in my wings , especially when the wing surface provides already some rigidity as is the case with Depron or blue core as I am using so I am pro this approach. Also, a wing that is heavy will typically rob performance, so my wings are super lightweight, like on the MIA Quicksilver Style RC ultralight and MIA EZ™1.25 RC Microlights, but in this large model they are even lighter.

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