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Old 11-06-2003 | 08:06 AM
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I have a Katana 140 with a Brison 2.4 and it flies great!!! HOwever I do have a question about it. My friend tells me my "glid" is set at 90 degrees from the factory and that the optimal setting is 17.5 degrees. How do I change this setting. The owners manual does not discuss it.
Old 11-06-2003 | 08:44 AM
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I have found that by adjusting the "framus" a little to the right or left I can usually
get the "glid" right where I want it.......
Old 11-06-2003 | 09:01 AM
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The muffler bearings and tailight pushrods are also adjustable, and will affect flying qualities.

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Old 11-06-2003 | 09:32 AM
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If you use a factor of the inverted drag coefficient divided by the fram setting on the engine crankcase you will normally find the glid setting of 12.9875' to 21.6843673' SW will be sufficient.
Old 11-06-2003 | 04:49 PM
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Mustn't forget to resonance level and torque angle of the resistive vacuum-chamber.

Have you checked the distributivepage documentation? You can locate more information on www.dejanews.com.

For the love of God make sure the trailing bolts are tight! Destruction and Great Vengance will result if they self-loosen.





All kidding aside - we're not sure what you mean by the "glid". Can you supply more details?
Old 11-06-2003 | 05:00 PM
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Are you sure you are not talking about the "glide" while experiencing dead stick? if so this number is computed by dividing the weight of the plane with no fuel by the wing loading ratio. Then you add 3 to get the proper angle.
Old 11-06-2003 | 05:57 PM
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Why of course!!! I comletely forgot the muffler bearings and the resonance level. Why that would completely change all the computations I've loaded into the time machine with Marty!! It could affect the entire space/time continuum!!!

Golly...this is a great source of information. I can shut down those pesky mainframes at MIT now....
Old 11-12-2003 | 12:08 PM
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Hey thanks alot for being serious about this. I will run the numbers and see what it is.
Old 11-12-2003 | 01:44 PM
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The internal fuse turbulants can actually cause a slight lift cancelling out the gravitational force of the earth and all other planets.

There's a setting in your radio to offset this or your plane will stay in the air indefinitely.
Old 11-12-2003 | 02:32 PM
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I hear if you get prop wash and apply it then you get a better ratio... You can buy it any local hobby shop..
Old 11-12-2003 | 09:55 PM
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To the guy with the time machine....Would you go back to Oct of 01 and stop me from flying that new 1/4 scale extra?
Old 11-12-2003 | 10:33 PM
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Just wondering if anyone checked the Flux Capacitor? Could be thats it's not generating the optimal 1.2 jigawatts required to achieve the corect "Glid" Ratio.
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You guys crack me up! LOL

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I believe it's 1.21 jigawatts ... oh no, wait, that's for time travel
Old 11-13-2003 | 08:03 AM
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Maybe I had better not fly my new 1/4 scale Extra in today's time!

I'm sorry to say that neither Marty nor myself had such great ideas as expressed here! Why we may could even clean the flux capacitor with prop wash and save the entire world!!! Now isn't that a much better thing to do than go back and save one little ol' airplane in October?!?!
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The last guy that changed his "glid" setting dissappeared forever. DON'T DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!
Old 11-13-2003 | 08:47 AM
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Do you really feel that "Saving the world" would help this chap change his
"glid" setting ????? I think the emphasis should be on the "framus" and perhaps
cleaning it with prop wash as stated above
Old 11-13-2003 | 12:22 PM
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Old 11-13-2003 | 07:31 PM
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Hey I had surgery to get my glid fixed and my wife hasn't stopped smiling!
But you know what they say, "after a half hour it's just push-ups"...........
Old 11-13-2003 | 08:12 PM
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Default RE: the glid setting on an ARF

If you take into consideration the definition of the word "glid" I did not have "glid" with any blah blah blah......
I beleave all that needs to be said about this subject has already been said.
Could not resist.

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