This is a Tower Hobbies CrazE for Real Flight 6.5, and can be imported into ver 7.5.
The CrazE was designed by Gary Wright, and was first made available in 2016.
The motivation for making this RF model comes from flying a CrazE-- my first real world RC plane. So, much of the detail follows the plane I regularly now fly. In addition, the physics of this model
are adjusted to match as close as possible to real world flying characteristics, including weight measurements of the various components provided in the ARF kit.
The early flights were powered by an Axi 2808/24 (the RF motor modeled) and 3S 2.2Ah packs. Prop sizes increased in performance from 8 x 4.5 to 9 x 6. The physics in this EA are based on flights with that latter sized APC prop.
Some of the details used on this model of the CrazE:
1. Front hatch is animated and controlled by the rotary knob on channel 8.
2. As RF6 and RF7 do not correctly simulate low voltage cutoff used in ESCs, the custom 3S pack approximates that by halving the capacity.
Flight characteristics:
The CrazE is good mix between surprisingly stable-- from what one would expect from a wing-- and yet being very maneuverable. The CrazE has a narrow balance range, and both the RF and RW models balance at the aft end of the range. This allows the required reflex to be lower and this make them a bit less pitch sensitive to speed.
Thank you to the following people for all their help and encouragement on this build:
abaser
doug schulter
technoid
BrokeDad
uncle twist
boof69
Ron6234
legoman
And a VERY special thanks to all the folks at Knife Edge. It is your attention to detail in producing a quality product in Real Flight, that developed the skill set to have no problems flying a very maneuverable sport plane like the CrazE right from the first flight.
Modeled by: Fly_electric
Color scheme: Fly_electric
Physics by: Fly_electric
The CrazE was designed by Gary Wright, and was first made available in 2016.
The motivation for making this RF model comes from flying a CrazE-- my first real world RC plane. So, much of the detail follows the plane I regularly now fly. In addition, the physics of this model
are adjusted to match as close as possible to real world flying characteristics, including weight measurements of the various components provided in the ARF kit.
The early flights were powered by an Axi 2808/24 (the RF motor modeled) and 3S 2.2Ah packs. Prop sizes increased in performance from 8 x 4.5 to 9 x 6. The physics in this EA are based on flights with that latter sized APC prop.
Some of the details used on this model of the CrazE:
1. Front hatch is animated and controlled by the rotary knob on channel 8.
2. As RF6 and RF7 do not correctly simulate low voltage cutoff used in ESCs, the custom 3S pack approximates that by halving the capacity.
Flight characteristics:
The CrazE is good mix between surprisingly stable-- from what one would expect from a wing-- and yet being very maneuverable. The CrazE has a narrow balance range, and both the RF and RW models balance at the aft end of the range. This allows the required reflex to be lower and this make them a bit less pitch sensitive to speed.
Thank you to the following people for all their help and encouragement on this build:
abaser
doug schulter
technoid
BrokeDad
uncle twist
boof69
Ron6234
legoman
And a VERY special thanks to all the folks at Knife Edge. It is your attention to detail in producing a quality product in Real Flight, that developed the skill set to have no problems flying a very maneuverable sport plane like the CrazE right from the first flight.
Modeled by: Fly_electric
Color scheme: Fly_electric
Physics by: Fly_electric
