Saturday, November 22, 2025

Monomania #14: Mounting Pleasure


This is how we'll mount the first motor. One argument for using two motors in place of one ~ besides eliminating the requirement for a rudder surface ~ is propellers for drones do invariably retail in pairs.

I'm endeavouring to make this drone as practical to assemble or operate in the field by a single crew, and this method is easiest given that we've only two hands and wielding a cross-bar, screw and screw-driver simultaneously is beyond most of us.

Interestingly, Lockheed assembled their F-117 Nighthawk at the Skunk Works stood on end. I flew in the same university squadron as someone who later went on to display it, and so I'll bask in his reflected glory for a moment if I may?

I just remembered his surname was Wood, and thanks to the wonder of Google his first name apparently was ~ and hopefully still is ~ Ian.