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Gearhead3 -> Kyosho Jet Vision *Sweeping Wing* (5/10/2008 3:38:50 AM)
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[image]http://kyoshoamerica.com/pictures/kits/airplanes/10117/10117-02l.jpg[/image]
Well I stayed up all night Tuesday to build mine, and I flew it this morning just before work. It is nice to have a flying field on the way to work....LOL
Anyhow, the equipment I used is as follows:
TX/RX: Spectrum DX7 w/ AR6100 micro receiver
ESC: Team Orion Avionics Captain 25 esc
Servos: 2x HiTec HS55 and 1x JR 341 for wing animation
Battery: Team Orion Avionics 740mah 3s 1p 15c
I just flew the Vision this morning. The weather was overcast with no wind or thermal activity, basically calm.
On launch, I had the wings extended, and I tossed the Vision out straight and level, (unlike some of you see me do with the F-16 or the Illusion, 45 degree angle.) I waited about 50 feet before I gave any input to the airplane, and it was off. When I launched it, I jogged 4 steps to make sure it got a good launch. This airplane is a little heavier than the Illusion, so I wanted to make sure it had a good launch.
I flew around with the wings out for half the battery pack, the airplane flew nice and straight after a few clicks of right aileron. I could put the Jet Vision nice and low right over the runway, and let go of the sticks, and it would fly nice and straight.....After getting a good feeling of what the airplane would do with the wings extended, I contracted the wings. Right away I noticed a difference in performance. Everything reacted quicker. I flew with low rates on, which moved the control surfaces 7mm up and down. This setting is the stock setting posted in the instruction manual. I programmed my high rates to move the control surface 15mm, which is as far as the control surface will travel.
Landing is a lot easier than the Illusion. I set up my approach, extended the wings, and cut the throttle. As I got lower and closer to the runway, I noticed this airplane floats like a glider, which does make landing easy.
I hope to get another flight Sunday.
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