Motorboy

Hi all folks..

I want to know how far control line must it be used for the airplane with 1 cc dieselengine.

My airplane are soon ready to fly, it is a Keil Kraft Phantom with D-A Satelitt 1 cc.

Jens Eirik

ghost123uk

Jens

I woud suggest 35 feet (10 Mtr) of lightweight control wire.

Motorboy

Thanks for info.. Can i use the fishing line as control line or must it be stronger against centrifugal force?

Jens Eirik

Red B.

Hi Jens Eirik

Nylon fishing line (nylon) is is plenty strong enough but unforunately have a lot of stretch.
For that reason it really pays off to obtain proper dacron control line wires.

If you have difficulties to obtain control line items in Bergen, one Swedish supplier is Hobbyträ in Gnarp. Have a look at their online [link=http://www.glhobbytra.se/butik/hobbytra.taf?_function=home]web shop[/link]. Look at "Linkontroll", "Tillbehör" and you will find "SIGSH544 Linkontrollhandtag" complete with dacron line, all for 46 Swedish kronor.

Here is a nice link with a lot of information about how to get started in control line:

[link=http://www.aeromaniacs.com/Starting.html]http://www.aeromaniacs.com/Starting.html[/link]

/Red B.

Motorboy

Hej, we has dacron line in Bergen, a lot of thanks.. i run to shop and buy dacron line soon..

Jens Eirik

Jim Thomerson

Dacron lines are OK but .008 in diameter steel cable is better. Some kinds of fishing line are said to be good, but I have not tried them.

Lou Crane

Jens,

Others have answered most of what you ask.

May I ask: is D-A David-Andersen?

The first diesel engine I ever flew successfully was a David-Andersen 2.5, and that was back in the 1950s.

Luck with your efforts!

\BEST\LOU

Motorboy

Hi Lou.. Yes, it is family name of the norwegian engine constructor, his whole name is Jan David-Andersen. He is about over 80 year old today and still going strong.. The David-Andersen family own the jeweler factory and jeweler shop in Norway.

Jens Eirik

cfrizell

Hi Jens

I would NOT use nylon or terylene line. It makes flying extremely difficul because it has too much stretch in it. Steel is much, much easier to fly with.

Before I found a supplier of proper light weight control line here in UK I made up some lines using lightweight steel fishing trace - most tackle shops have it. While you are there buy some clip type swivels for the ends too. And I agree on 10M being about right

Have fun!

Charles
UK

gcb

Lou,

If you search over on the "everything diesel" site, we had an excellent discussion going about the D-A 2.5.

George