Wing tip smoke
 

Hi guys

Has anyone here had any experience with solid fuel wing tip smoke systems, I have just got hold of some smoke pellets and the smoke output is good albeit a little short, however intial tests were with a tiny pellet, duration was about 10 seconds, so I`m planning on squashing a load in, but I dont know what is the best way of igniting them, on the ground I sprayed it with cool power and chucked a match on it, but this may not be ideal for practical use, I was thinking along the lines of a hot coil?

Mike

Wing tip smoke
 

Hi Mike.

How about poring gas or somthing over them, and then put a long fuse in and the you can take a glowplug and hook it up to a 1,2 volt battery in the fuselage and put a microswitch between the battery and the glowplug and the connect a servo to the switch and the you can tun on the glowplug in the air and the the glowplug lite the fuse.

Wing tip smoke
 

Hi

The thought has crossed my mind, but I`m trying to avoid the idea of burning fuel on my wing tips. I`m hoping to try and generate enough heat without producing a naked flame. but covering them in fuel has proven to be the most successful so far!!!

Mike