What are the best windy day electrics?
04-13-2003 | 12:35 PM
#1
What are the best windy day electrics?
NY has been taken over by the wind for months. We have had 10+ MPH winds almost every day for months with many days at 15+ and gusts over 25.
While a very experience pilot can handle such things, most electric flyers are advised not to take on such conditions, especially new flyers like myself.
This brings to mind the question of what electrics are best in wind conditions of these types. Certainly the much larger and more powerful glow planes handle this pretty well, but I am an e-flyer and would prefer to stay with electrics.
Help me out here folks. I might want to consider these for my next plane since I am so frustrated with the wind.
So, what are the best windy day electrics?
While a very experience pilot can handle such things, most electric flyers are advised not to take on such conditions, especially new flyers like myself.
This brings to mind the question of what electrics are best in wind conditions of these types. Certainly the much larger and more powerful glow planes handle this pretty well, but I am an e-flyer and would prefer to stay with electrics.
Help me out here folks. I might want to consider these for my next plane since I am so frustrated with the wind.
So, what are the best windy day electrics?
04-14-2003 | 04:25 PM
#2
Senior Member
What are the best windy day electrics?
Check this site out, http://www.superflyplanes.com
I was flying the super-flea twin yesterday (Sunday) in 10-15mph winds. Had no problem with it at all. I was very impressed with it's ability to handle winds. ( and yes, it was the same plane shown in the videos, it is his demonstrator. )
Also, the David, the designer had his super-fly out too! (Electric one) Handled winds even better.
I will be getting me one of the Super-flea twins!
Later!
I was flying the super-flea twin yesterday (Sunday) in 10-15mph winds. Had no problem with it at all. I was very impressed with it's ability to handle winds. ( and yes, it was the same plane shown in the videos, it is his demonstrator. )
Also, the David, the designer had his super-fly out too! (Electric one) Handled winds even better.
I will be getting me one of the Super-flea twins!
Later!
04-14-2003 | 10:31 PM
#3
Senior Member
What are the best windy day electrics?
AEAJR,
As a general rule, the higher the wing loading, the better the plane "handles the wind". It's more important that the top forward speed of your plane is at least equal to the highest wind speed you will be flying in.
Park flyers=0 to 10 mph max
Zagi or similar =0 to well, you might lose the plane before you launch it!
I have taken a plane (glow .40) out and after a helper and, I fired it up, could take off, fly, loop, roll, ect., and land without any forward progress. NOT RECOMMENDED, unless you are an adrenaline junkie.
Bottom line, though is that an airplane can not "tell" it's flying in wind or calm, only the "relative wind", or airspeed it is flying at.
Think powered boat in the middle of a swift current in a river.
Jetts
As a general rule, the higher the wing loading, the better the plane "handles the wind". It's more important that the top forward speed of your plane is at least equal to the highest wind speed you will be flying in.
Park flyers=0 to 10 mph max
Zagi or similar =0 to well, you might lose the plane before you launch it!
I have taken a plane (glow .40) out and after a helper and, I fired it up, could take off, fly, loop, roll, ect., and land without any forward progress. NOT RECOMMENDED, unless you are an adrenaline junkie.
Bottom line, though is that an airplane can not "tell" it's flying in wind or calm, only the "relative wind", or airspeed it is flying at.
Think powered boat in the middle of a swift current in a river.
Jetts
