Motor wings

[needhelpfast]

so we are trying to build wings with motors but don’t have much space, also we have 16.5 w left (don’t ask why) can anyone give us a good design

[Gigahertz.t]

Search the forums, there were quite a few topics on this

Help with motor operating wings

We are attempting to build wings using motors since pneumatics are out of stock. Below is a picture of what we are trying to accomplish. What’s the best or simplest way to attach the motor to the frame? How can we make the wings lock in place when it’s fully extended. Is it okay to use the plastic from the vex trophies to put on the wings? We looked at other videos on YouTube and just about all of them show wings using pneumatics. We want to use motors. Either one motor to operate b…

Help with motor operating wings

Here’s a quick demo vid [ - YouTube] and here’s a pic of the hs 36 gear I mentioned before [image]

You already made a post about this, please continue the discussion in there. This kinda clutters the forum

Flimsy motor wings

Could we have a picture of them? I’m not exactly sure what “flimsy” means, but here is some general advice: Add some washers/spacers to decrease the wiggle room your wing has (if your wings twist) If your motor doesn’t have enough torque, switch it to a lower cartridge/gear it down and mount the wing on a screw joint Try to make some mechanism that removes the motor a bit from the force. Here’s an idea (though you’re going to have some wire management issues): [image]