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Old 12-09-2002 | 04:39 AM
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beedriver
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Default First Jet -- First Flight

The plane came in at 13.8 pounds. I'm sure I could have made it somewhat less. The Glennis wheels and brakes are a bit heavy. I also used a up-3 valve for the gear as I put pneumatic actuator for the gear door. 12 servos and a hush kit. Also, I got a little carried away with the paint.
However, at this weight, it flies great!! I now have 5 flights on it and have yet to scratch the paint. It's off in about 100 feet. Having a little trouble with the landings tho. I just haven't learned to trust the slow flying characteristics yet. It seems to land better at half flap than with full flaps. I think I'm coming in too hot for the full flaps and it bounces and balloons several times before it stays stuck to the runway, again, thank Glennis for the brakes.
All in all I'm very happy and look forward to flying this plane WITHOUT wearing Depends some day.

Walt

BTW Hank, the red flag is the power switch. It's from Reliaswitch and is an optically isolated switch that, if it fails, fails on. I am using Powerflight Lith/ion 7.2 volt pack regulated to 6 volts.
The switch is available from RCShowcase. I have used these for some time now and really like them. A little pricey tho.