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08-14-2006, 02:35 PM
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WOW.. thanks PTUlmer for these plans! The plane built very quick, and seems to be very rugged 
I test flew mine the other day and apparently I balanced it wrong. It was like flying a bucking bronco. That thing would fly smooth.. then all of a sudden jump straight down.. I'd feed in up elevator and it'd shoot straight up. I was laughing pretty hard by then.
The 1st flight lasted about 30 seconds before it had a rather abrupt landing. No damage! I thought the controls were too touchy..so I tamed them down a bit. Next flight was about 1 min and 30 seconds long... and it cartwheeled on another unexpected meeting with terra firma. Added some lead to the nose by the tank, and flew it again. That flight must have been tail heavy still, but it managed to do what I described earlier through an entire tank of gas... Was hoping it'd die out sooner but for once I had a TeeDee .074 running well..lol
Look forward to adding more lead and move some stuff around to see if it'll fly better for me next time..lol
I test flew mine the other day and apparently I balanced it wrong. It was like flying a bucking bronco. That thing would fly smooth.. then all of a sudden jump straight down.. I'd feed in up elevator and it'd shoot straight up. I was laughing pretty hard by then. The 1st flight lasted about 30 seconds before it had a rather abrupt landing. No damage! I thought the controls were too touchy..so I tamed them down a bit. Next flight was about 1 min and 30 seconds long... and it cartwheeled on another unexpected meeting with terra firma. Added some lead to the nose by the tank, and flew it again. That flight must have been tail heavy still, but it managed to do what I described earlier through an entire tank of gas... Was hoping it'd die out sooner but for once I had a TeeDee .074 running well..lol
Look forward to adding more lead and move some stuff around to see if it'll fly better for me next time..lol
08-14-2006, 03:03 PM
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RE: Blink
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Great to hear of another Blink being built and flown. I have had mine 95%built and covered now for 6 months[X(] I guess I really need to hurry and finish it.
....surely you must have meant TeeDee .049/.051 and not .074.
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Tim
Great to hear of another Blink being built and flown. I have had mine 95%built and covered now for 6 months[X(] I guess I really need to hurry and finish it.
....surely you must have meant TeeDee .049/.051 and not .074.
Later,
Tim
08-14-2006, 06:07 PM
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HEHE.. I'll post some pics of the next one 
This one's ugly! LOL I did it in one evening out of spare balsa.. so the next one I'll take my time covering nicely and post some pics
Oh.. you're right.. TeeDee .051 ...oops
This one's ugly! LOL I did it in one evening out of spare balsa.. so the next one I'll take my time covering nicely and post some pics Oh.. you're right.. TeeDee .051 ...oops
08-14-2006, 07:36 PM
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On a plane this small, attention to detail is ever more critical. the faster you go the less elevon travel you will want, but it is fun to have a ridiculous amount dialed on high rate, for high rpm rolls. There is very little margin for the CG range, once you find it, the plane is very controllable and will glide half way decently.
08-15-2006, 05:26 PM
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lol.. how true!! Anyway.. here's a pic of my ugly duckling... going to build another one next week and take my time. I just wanted to see if my engine ran (brand new.. about 10 years ago..lol) and figured what better way than in a plane!! Another pic is next to my Whiplash at the field this past weekend.
08-15-2006, 05:55 PM
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Get rid of that nasty white prop, drop an APC 4.2x4 or 4.5x4 on there and you might be faster than the Whiplash.
Deltas will fly more nose-heavy than a conventional wing, so go forward as much as you want. BTW, if that's your "quick & dirty" work, I can't wait to see one you took your time on!
Deltas will fly more nose-heavy than a conventional wing, so go forward as much as you want. BTW, if that's your "quick & dirty" work, I can't wait to see one you took your time on!
08-15-2006, 08:14 PM
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lol.. thanks my friend
Yeah... I just grabbed the only small prop I had for now...lol. Most of my props are 14" and above...lol. Been a good many years since I ran anything smaller than a .90
Yeah... I just grabbed the only small prop I had for now...lol. Most of my props are 14" and above...lol. Been a good many years since I ran anything smaller than a .90
