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...
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
> 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
> 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
>> 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
>> 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
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How are you getting the auto up to work? A pendulum connected to the elevator?
>>> 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
>>> 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
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> How are you getting the auto up to work? A pendulum connected to the > elevator?
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
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
