Training Wings for G3PO
04-18-2006 | 12:33 PM
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Training Wings for G3PO
This might help for pilots having some difficulties adapting
to rotary wing flight. A set of training wings.
I made these quick. If you make a set make real struts to the bottom of
the fuse because this mounting does tend to twist on the fuse.
The wing is set level with the top fuse member. The tail is set
horizontal with the tail boom.
23" x 4" 6mm depron.
3mm depron tail.
This does a couple things:
1) Improves the visibility.
2) Makes it very stable in pitch. (too stable for me actually but probably
this is a good thing). It doesn't change trim with power because of this. I'm not sure you have enough elevator to loop in this configuration.
3) Makes it much more spirally stable. Now it will hold a left or right turn
continuously only with elevator, once the turn is established. It tends to
fly straighter for longer periods of time as well, giving time to think.
Disadvantages if you are already flying G3PO:
1) The elevator gets very non powerful. It takes full up sometimes to
make tight turns.
2) Wind gusts make it bounce around because it has a wing. It corrects for
it but it does visible bounce around a lot more with the wing.
Summary:
If you fly helicopters already leave the wings off. If you have never
flown any kind of rotorcraft, these might be useful training aides until
you learn to use the left stick.
If there are enough requests I'll get them laser cut and make a little kit of parts if you want to retrofit.
mick
to rotary wing flight. A set of training wings.
I made these quick. If you make a set make real struts to the bottom of
the fuse because this mounting does tend to twist on the fuse.
The wing is set level with the top fuse member. The tail is set
horizontal with the tail boom.
23" x 4" 6mm depron.
3mm depron tail.
This does a couple things:
1) Improves the visibility.
2) Makes it very stable in pitch. (too stable for me actually but probably
this is a good thing). It doesn't change trim with power because of this. I'm not sure you have enough elevator to loop in this configuration.
3) Makes it much more spirally stable. Now it will hold a left or right turn
continuously only with elevator, once the turn is established. It tends to
fly straighter for longer periods of time as well, giving time to think.
Disadvantages if you are already flying G3PO:
1) The elevator gets very non powerful. It takes full up sometimes to
make tight turns.
2) Wind gusts make it bounce around because it has a wing. It corrects for
it but it does visible bounce around a lot more with the wing.
Summary:
If you fly helicopters already leave the wings off. If you have never
flown any kind of rotorcraft, these might be useful training aides until
you learn to use the left stick.
If there are enough requests I'll get them laser cut and make a little kit of parts if you want to retrofit.
mick
04-18-2006 | 08:07 PM
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RE: Training Wings for G3PO
ORIGINAL: rcflyerfl
Mickey,
Are you saying that I need training wings? Ha HA
Jim
Mickey,
Are you saying that I need training wings? Ha HA
Jim
But you could put you on a set on if you want something to
decorate....
mickey
04-19-2006 | 08:52 AM
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RE: Training Wings for G3PO
Training devices part II.
Since my good friend basically threw up on my
training wings I decided to make something almost
as good but more pleasing to the eye.
This creates close to the same spiral stability, not quite
so you have to hold a little opposite aileron, as the wings.
You can pretty much aileron/elevator turn with this installed,
you just have to pay attention and keep it from slowly falling into the turn.
mickey
Since my good friend basically threw up on my
training wings I decided to make something almost
as good but more pleasing to the eye.
This creates close to the same spiral stability, not quite
so you have to hold a little opposite aileron, as the wings.
You can pretty much aileron/elevator turn with this installed,
you just have to pay attention and keep it from slowly falling into the turn.
mickey
