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NERF Demo - 9/30/2002 5:47:19 PM   
1Jimbo


 

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Status: offline 		Well, I saw my first NERF demo this past weekend. All I can say is, I sure hope they don't ALL fly like that. If so, this is NO way for a newbie to fly combat. They look harder to fly than a real combat plane. Can't even do a loop. Stall stall stall stall stall stall stall stall stall. One of em flew in to the spectators area because it stalled out of control. If that was any example of what the rest of the NERF guys are doing, good luck getting it to last as a class or anything else. EWWW, that was ugly !

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NERF Demo - 9/30/2002 6:57:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Stallig into the crowd? thatis super scary, think maybe anew setback for that class because of new fliers and bad handling?

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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 12:58:23 AM   
1Jimbo


 

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Status: offline 		I'm just hoping this was not the norm for SSC planes. Don't know for sure, this is the only example I've seen so far. Looks like they needed more power or less weight.

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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 3:31:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		1Jimbo,

Johnny and I were talking about the SSC planes on the way home Saturday. These planes and class or so new the the designs have not evolved yet. Didn't you try serval designs for your open planes before you chose what you use now? I sure did.

I did learn some things. I am so use t o flying Open B planes and being able to just jerk them around the sky that I had to much throw on the controls of my nerf. I think that why they stall so often. We are trying to fly them like the bigger ones. Thats not going to work.

I was OK with the way mine flew for the most part, but it's not what I will stay with. I going to try a rudder design next. I'll be able to have everything inside and clean up the airframe. Maybe the dihedral will also help the stalling.

We sure had a blast flying with you guys. I was happy I did get a cut in the Nerf demo. To bad it didn't count in the heats (I sure could have used the points

Lane Osbon
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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 7:22:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		Jimbo is right. Our first try at Nerfs left quite a bit to be desired. But look at how much fun it's going to be making them better.

They flew about as good as the pictured Raptor,,,,,,,,,on it's way down

Man, when those Bandits get you, they have no mercy

Ugh, you didn't happen to find my needle valve assembly embedded in the foam did you

Cajun

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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 7:31:53 AM   
Cajun


 

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Status: offline 		Lane, We enjoyed you and Johnny coming over and flying with us. Be sure and let us know your clubs plans for the October meet. we will try to make the scene.

Bob and I spent the evening in the shop saturday evening and came up with a Nerf wing we flew Sunday. It was 100% better than the one we flew Sat. And, I think we can build some improvements into it.

I'm hoping to have two more wings ready to test Sat.

Cajun

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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 9:17:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Cajun,

Thanks for letting us come fly we you guys. We had a great time. It had been awhile for me to fly a round of combat. To Long...

I have talked to Doug tonight and we are going to meet this week to iron out everything for the meet Oct.27th. As it stands we will fly RCCA Open B and Scale if enough show for that class.
I've also ask for a Nerf demo round.

Hope ya'll get to come, and maybe we can setup some times for this comming season to fly together.

LaneO

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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 9:51:48 AM   
1Jimbo


 

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Status: offline 		Good pic Cajun. Look at it long and hard. That's the same planes I been kicking your butt with every single contest for two years.

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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 9:54:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		LaneO we will have our NERF planes ready in a short while but they will all be under weight. Can't bring em to a contest like that can we?

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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 9:55:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Cajun, at least my Raptors wings don't fold for no reason like that Bandit did.
You got a picture of that?

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NERF Demo - 10/1/2002 11:51:57 PM   
Cajun


 

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Status: offline 		I think Evil Mike hid that one away real quick before I could get a pix. I suspect that one had some undetected damage prior to flying.

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NERF Demo - 10/7/2002 2:26:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		jimbo, we will be using the ssc rules that Lou has posted all over the net.... 2.5# min.......

I agree, we were off by a bunch, but in testing mine out saturday, it is flying better by a bunch... I even tied on a 30' streamer to make sure.... rpms were down because of a trim problem... makes a bunch of diffence with a .15........

I think ssc will work with a .15... but I also think you guys are on the right track with a club level .25 combat plane... If every one will stay with the guidelines and not start buying perf spec mufflers, 30% fuel, ect.... anything will work that is slower than what we fly in RCCA B open... and can really be called Slower and more survivable than RCCA b open planes..... I tried to get a couple of guys 2 yrs ago to fly hat tricks with stock .25s..... 2 to 3 wanted to try it but our local speed combat dude insisted he fly a mvvs21 with tuned pipe..... so back to square one....

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NERF Demo - 10/7/2002 5:52:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		We plan on doing whatever it takes to match the speeds of your SSC planes. The one and ONLY thing we want to do different is to get GREAT vertical perfomance(not fast). I don't see that as a problem at all.

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NERF Demo - 10/7/2002 6:24:37 AM   
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quote:

The one and ONLY thing we want to do different is to get GREAT vertical perfomance(not fast


Now that sounds like a job for a Pizza box!!!

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NERF Demo - 10/7/2002 7:23:54 AM   
1Jimbo


 

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Status: offline 		Hey Tattoo, does your Pizza box ever go in to a spiral when you try to get it in to a straight hover? Sometimes mine will get in to a spiral that I just can't get it out of. (Only on a straight hover.)

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