It Flies! Tee Hee!
Tim Wescott
27 inch wing span 'cause Dick Sarpolis has some that size in Flying
Models. Babe-Bee reed valve 049 with all the performance mods I can
load on it, including diesel, 'cause a model that size is _way_
underpowered with a reed valve 049 (Sarpolis used Tee-Dees; I've never
owned one so I was blithely unaware that the difference was so great).
I just had the first truly successful flights on this airplane, and it's
only been six or seven years since I built it! Most of that time has
been spent scheming on a good low-buck way to get more power on it
(putting on an 061 or 074 would just be cheating).
It's still definitely a gentle flyer -- don't do stunts, and don't fly
in the wind, but do have fun with it!
So I've flown real control line for the first time in a couple of
decades, and my 15 year old son just had a good non-video-game blast
flying it, too.
Now if my 9 year old ever forgives us for not letting him fly, we'll be
fine...
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Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com
Do you need to implement control loops in software?
"Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" gives you just what it says.
See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
willhaney
Sweet
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MJKolodziej
"Tim Wescott" <t...@seemywebsite.com> wrote in message
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> Cap 232, control line.
>
> 27 inch wing span 'cause Dick Sarpolis has some that size in Flying
> Models. Babe-Bee reed valve 049 with all the performance mods I can load
> on it, including diesel, 'cause a model that size is _way_ underpowered
> with a reed valve 049 (Sarpolis used Tee-Dees; I've never owned one so I
> was blithely unaware that the difference was so great).
>
> I just had the first truly successful flights on this airplane, and it's
> only been six or seven years since I built it! Most of that time has been
> spent scheming on a good low-buck way to get more power on it (putting on
> an 061 or 074 would just be cheating).
>
> It's still definitely a gentle flyer -- don't do stunts, and don't fly in
> the wind, but do have fun with it!
>
> So I've flown real control line for the first time in a couple of decades,
> and my 15 year old son just had a good non-video-game blast flying it,
> too.
>
> Now if my 9 year old ever forgives us for not letting him fly, we'll be
> fine...
I bet the little guy could handle the Wizard. 56' lines, outboard wing
weight and auto up. It was a blast.
mk
Ed Cregger
"MJKolodziej" <mjmwcsREMOV...@htcomp.net> wrote in message
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How are you getting the auto up to work? A pendulum connected to the
elevator?
Ed Cregger
MJKolodziej
"Ed Cregger" <ecre...@bellsouff.net> wrote in message
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Rubber band.
mk
Ed Cregger
"MJKolodziej" <mjmwcsREMOV...@htcomp.net> wrote:
>
> Rubber band.
> mk
>
Now I'm really confused.
How does the rubber band implement up elevator?
Ed Cregger
Morgans
"Ed Cregger" <ecre...@bellsouff.net> wrote
> Now I'm really confused.
>
> How does the rubber band implement up elevator?
Escapements, right? You are old enough to have flown them, aren't you? <g>
Either that, or the RC pilot got hit in the ass by a rubber band, got
startled, and gave it full up elevator! :-)
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Jim in NC
Ed Cregger
"Morgans" <jsmo...@charterJUNK.net> wrote in message
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Yep, I've owned a few escapements myself, all compound. Even owned a couple
of F&M single channel receivers in my time.
For some reason, I thought a control line model was the topic of discussion.
Oh well.
Ed Cregger
MJKolodziej
There is a thin rubber band tied to the bell crank, in it's contracted state
it pulls a little up on the elev. but it's flimsily enough that you can
control the plane when the lines are taut. It also had rubber bands on the
landing gear and motor mount and of course, right rudder built in.
mk
willhaney
Any pics?
Tim Wescott
> Any pics?
>
>
It's way too ugly.
(OK, maybe I'll snap some).