Yello F16
11-27-2002 | 02:16 AM
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From: Granbury,TX
Yello F16
I am soon going to be purchasing the Y/A F16. Just seeing if anyone can tell me the length needed to get in the air and the length needed to come to a stop. My engine is going to be an O.S. .91.
11-27-2002 | 03:20 AM
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my f-16 used most of our paved runway about 500' no head wind, and when it came off the gruond it, pictched up hard. just ease up on the elevator after rotation and it will fly off ok. the manual mentions that as well.
no fear. :- ) i think the reason the plane sticks to the ground so well, is main gear location. if the gear are in the scale location the model is very nose heavy compaired to the full scale. i installed a bvm f 16 gear and it gave it a nose high angle this helped a lot. i land too fast and brakes for me were a must
hope this helps
mike
no fear. :- ) i think the reason the plane sticks to the ground so well, is main gear location. if the gear are in the scale location the model is very nose heavy compaired to the full scale. i installed a bvm f 16 gear and it gave it a nose high angle this helped a lot. i land too fast and brakes for me were a must
hope this helps
mike
11-27-2002 | 08:32 PM
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From: Tomball,
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maybe if
you were taking off the FAIRWAY of your local CARED FOR golf course. Maybe a really cared for FOOTBALL FIELD/SOCCER FIELD (watchout for them goalpost).
Problem is the drag that is created from dirt/grass as opposed to cement... The d/f's don't have great vertical ability. Plus the fact that most of them don't get really moving till they have made it through first turn/level out and really start to get some air moving through the fan.
One last thought......also many of these df jets are equiped with on board flight mixture control. You can run it just a lil lean on the ground for a few xtra rpms to help get off the ground then richen it up a lil for normal flight. The reason i mention this is to show you that df's need all the help they can get getting off the ground and climbn out at about 25-30 degree incline.
One last warning... if the plane gets barely enough speed to rotate and you go to lift off....you will be flying closer to a stall speed....if the jet/plane has bad habbits....you might end up with a pile o fibreglass. I would suggest coming off paved runaway a few times till you are quite familiar with what it takes to get off the ground.....
HOPE THIS HELPS.
Problem is the drag that is created from dirt/grass as opposed to cement... The d/f's don't have great vertical ability. Plus the fact that most of them don't get really moving till they have made it through first turn/level out and really start to get some air moving through the fan.
One last thought......also many of these df jets are equiped with on board flight mixture control. You can run it just a lil lean on the ground for a few xtra rpms to help get off the ground then richen it up a lil for normal flight. The reason i mention this is to show you that df's need all the help they can get getting off the ground and climbn out at about 25-30 degree incline.
One last warning... if the plane gets barely enough speed to rotate and you go to lift off....you will be flying closer to a stall speed....if the jet/plane has bad habbits....you might end up with a pile o fibreglass. I would suggest coming off paved runaway a few times till you are quite familiar with what it takes to get off the ground.....
HOPE THIS HELPS.
