BTE Delta Vortex ARF
05-17-2002 | 05:29 PM
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Hi All,
I just saw that Cermark has the Bruce Tharpe Delta Vortex ARF on sale for $199.00! That is a great price for a great model! I have one of these and I have a lot of fun with it. If you want something that is different from the current pack of ARFs then you should consider the Delta Vortex. Mine never fails to draw a crowd every time I take it out.
Cheers!
Galen
I just saw that Cermark has the Bruce Tharpe Delta Vortex ARF on sale for $199.00! That is a great price for a great model! I have one of these and I have a lot of fun with it. If you want something that is different from the current pack of ARFs then you should consider the Delta Vortex. Mine never fails to draw a crowd every time I take it out.
Cheers!
Galen
05-18-2002 | 01:56 AM
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BTE Delta Vortex!!!
What a GREAT DEAL!! If people only knew how great this plane flies, they would snatch um up!! I just finished one recently (which I paid alot more for) and mounted a YS 91AC up front. This is one COOL flying and looking model. The 91 gives it unlimited vertical and great throttle response for fun slow 3D type stuff! This is the first ARF I've assembled that I didn't have to modify in order to make right some structural insufficiency. Since the ARF comes with a canopy and cowl, it resembles a dual fin type jet. With the right power and CG, this plane does some COOL manuevers including nearly stationary upright/inverted FLAT spins. It also looks great coming in for a nose HIGH landing.
I've found the Delta to be a great windy day choice. It's so clean through the air, that the wind has very little effect on it. This one draws lots of attention on the deck and in the air.
If you're looking for a well mannered model with great looks, well made and loads of fun, don't miss out on this deal!
Galen, I'd like to find out from you how you set up the dual rudder airbrakes on your radio (Futaba 8U)?
I've found the Delta to be a great windy day choice. It's so clean through the air, that the wind has very little effect on it. This one draws lots of attention on the deck and in the air.
If you're looking for a well mannered model with great looks, well made and loads of fun, don't miss out on this deal!
Galen, I'd like to find out from you how you set up the dual rudder airbrakes on your radio (Futaba 8U)?
05-18-2002 | 02:10 AM
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From an old RCOnline posting that I did...
I was able to get the airbrakes programming the way I wanted after Jim Archer, Norwich, UK suggested I use an offset mix. With this advice and my Getting The Most Out of Futaba's® 8-Channel Radio Control Systems by Don Edberg it took no time to set it all up. For those who have Futaba here are the mixes that I created:
1. PMIX-1: Slave channel 6 (flpas) to channel 4 (rudder), including trim. This gets the second rudder moving in sync with the first. 2. PMIX-2: Slave channel 7 to channel 4 (rudder), do not include trim. This gets the nose wheel steering working. No sense having rudder trim change the steering. You can use channel 7 ATV and center point to adjust your steering. 3. PMIX-3: Slave channel 6 (flaps) to channel 6 and do no assign to a switch or knob. This prevents the rudder on channle 6 from moving when the flaps knob is turned. 4. PMIX-4: Offset (OFS) that slaves channel 4 to the center of switch-C (airbrake). 100% offset. 5. PMIX-5: Offset (OFS) that slaves channel 6 to the center of switch-C (airbrake). -100% offset.
I have also considered dropping 4 and 5 above to 50% and using two more mixes to get 100% when switch-c is up. This would give half airbrake in the center and 100% when fully pushed up.
Cheers!
Galen
I was able to get the airbrakes programming the way I wanted after Jim Archer, Norwich, UK suggested I use an offset mix. With this advice and my Getting The Most Out of Futaba's® 8-Channel Radio Control Systems by Don Edberg it took no time to set it all up. For those who have Futaba here are the mixes that I created:
1. PMIX-1: Slave channel 6 (flpas) to channel 4 (rudder), including trim. This gets the second rudder moving in sync with the first. 2. PMIX-2: Slave channel 7 to channel 4 (rudder), do not include trim. This gets the nose wheel steering working. No sense having rudder trim change the steering. You can use channel 7 ATV and center point to adjust your steering. 3. PMIX-3: Slave channel 6 (flaps) to channel 6 and do no assign to a switch or knob. This prevents the rudder on channle 6 from moving when the flaps knob is turned. 4. PMIX-4: Offset (OFS) that slaves channel 4 to the center of switch-C (airbrake). 100% offset. 5. PMIX-5: Offset (OFS) that slaves channel 6 to the center of switch-C (airbrake). -100% offset.
I have also considered dropping 4 and 5 above to 50% and using two more mixes to get 100% when switch-c is up. This would give half airbrake in the center and 100% when fully pushed up.
Galen
05-18-2002 | 09:40 AM
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Delta Vortex (kit) with Retracts
It's great to read about the fun your having with your Vortex's.
I am about to finish mine up this weekend. I built the kit, which was about the easiest thing I have built to date, and modified it for spring-air retracts. I have a Super Tigre 90 up front and I'm planning on a 14x6 prop.
These type of posts really get me anxious to get this thing in the air.
Thanks again,
Eric
I am about to finish mine up this weekend. I built the kit, which was about the easiest thing I have built to date, and modified it for spring-air retracts. I have a Super Tigre 90 up front and I'm planning on a 14x6 prop.
These type of posts really get me anxious to get this thing in the air.
Thanks again,
Eric
05-18-2002 | 01:09 PM
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DV Airbrakes
Galen, thanks for the info on the DV airbrakes. Right now I do have airbrakes programmed but with the nose wheel servo is wired to one of the rudder servo's. Therefore, the nose wheel does a hard turn when the airbrakes are activated. I'd like to make the nose wheel independent of the rudders, so I don't have to turn them off before touch down. I'll review your set up this weekend. Thanks Again!
05-18-2002 | 09:46 PM
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I can't wait to complete my DV. It will be powered with a Jet Engineering .90L. Does anyone have a detailed layout for programing airbrakes with the JR 8103? I have read the thread on the Delta Vortex website on this subject but have limited experience with programing and need more details.
