Best Gyro for nose wheel steering
11-07-2007, 07:49 PM
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Best Gyro for nose wheel steering
Hello my fellow RC fanatics:
I recently purchased a Skymaster F-16 1:6 scale and I am hoping to pair a JR DS8411 servo for use as steering with a Gyro. Which one you anyone reccommend?
I recently purchased a Skymaster F-16 1:6 scale and I am hoping to pair a JR DS8411 servo for use as steering with a Gyro. Which one you anyone reccommend?
11-08-2007, 10:19 AM
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RE: Best Gyro for nose wheel steering
If a gyro is'nt really neccassary for nose wheel steering on a front raked-style nose wheel, would one be neccessary on the rudder?
11-08-2007, 12:39 PM
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RE: Best Gyro for nose wheel steering
No. Again, practice, practice, practice. I tried a gyro on my 1/4 Fokker Dr.1 and didn't like it. The gyro didn't respond fast enough or with enough control movement to stop the unwanted turn. So, I simply practiced my takeoffs until I could nail a straight run every time. It was a LOT more satisfying that way, too. Something I did, not something an electronic device did.
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11-08-2007, 01:03 PM
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RE: Best Gyro for nose wheel steering
Thanks for you advice. It makes sense if you analyze it. If you practice, you should be able to be better at nailing the straight ways...
11-08-2007, 02:38 PM
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ORIGINAL: Dr1Driver
No. Again, practice, practice, practice. I tried a gyro on my 1/4 Fokker Dr.1 and didn't like it. The gyro didn't respond fast enough or with enough control movement to stop the unwanted turn. So, I simply practiced my takeoffs until I could nail a straight run every time. It was a LOT more satisfying that way, too. Something I did, not something an electronic device did.
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No. Again, practice, practice, practice. I tried a gyro on my 1/4 Fokker Dr.1 and didn't like it. The gyro didn't respond fast enough or with enough control movement to stop the unwanted turn. So, I simply practiced my takeoffs until I could nail a straight run every time. It was a LOT more satisfying that way, too. Something I did, not something an electronic device did.
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You need to make buds with a helicopter guy.
11-08-2007, 08:40 PM
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RE: Best Gyro for nose wheel steering
The small cost of a gyro is a well deserved investment for a turbine jet. You want anything that can help to keep the model straight while takeoff and any uneven braking.
Seen a few $$$ go down the drain because of that, since its harder to stop with a turbine plane.
Btw, gyros are legal in certain competitions (i.e. World Jet Masters).
Seen a few $$$ go down the drain because of that, since its harder to stop with a turbine plane.
Btw, gyros are legal in certain competitions (i.e. World Jet Masters).
11-09-2007, 10:00 AM
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ORIGINAL: TLH101
If you needed gyros in model airplanes, they would be legal in sanctioned competitions.
If you needed gyros in model airplanes, they would be legal in sanctioned competitions.
I guess the airplane folks need to catch up with the times.