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Old 03-18-2004 | 01:21 PM
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Default RE: Its Here!! Double Vision

There was a question about aileron op[tions that I would like to addrress,

The Double Vision can be flown using a basic radio with all four ailerons simply connected with Y-leads and no computer mixing. BUT this does put quite load on the RX and you ould be better off going through a Matchbox or equivalent. Then you can "tune" each aileron servo and even use a separate.

A two-channel double Y-lead installation would share the load better. It also allows the use of the Flaperon option, (Elevator can be linked to move the ailerons up and down in concert). It also allows the use of the Flap option (A switch or rotary/slider control can be employed to lower or raise the ailerons as a form of flaps.) .

The Flaperon option can be used to tighten loops or aid in landings and take-offs. The Flap option allows the pilot to experiment with very slow flight or high angle-of-attack maneuvers such as “Harriers” or “Waterfalls”, etc.

A third option is to use three channels, one for each top wing servo and a third with a Y-lead for the bottom two ailerons. This method spreads the load over more channels and keeps the bottom two controls as pure ailerons, while allowing Flaperon and Flap mix options on the top wing.

You can experiment a lot with this set up With the top ailerons deployed as down flaps it will fly very slowly and allow extremely steep descents into small landing sites, The bottom two ailerons keep on providing roll control while the top two are basically only functioning as flaps.

Four channels can be used to give a wide range of mixing options. On a different Bi-plane I actually had open-and-closed-crow! Open-crow is both the top ailerons up and both the bottom ailerons down. Really high drag configuration :-) With all the ailerons in closed-crow - bottom ailerons up and top ailerons down it stopped flying :-(

last but not least if you wanted to go really nuts you could also program ailevators - make the elevators act like ailerons. A flight mode like that is only for the crazy.... best regards, Crazy-Eric....