"Tim Wescott" <tim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Cap 232, control line.
>
> 27 inch wing span 'cause Dick Sarpolis has some that size in Flying
> Models. Babe-Bee reed valve 049 with all the performance mods I can
load
> on it, including diesel, 'cause a model that size is _way_ underpowered
> with a reed valve 049 (Sarpolis used Tee-Dees; I've never owned one so I
> was blithely unaware that the difference was so great).
>
> I just had the first truly successful flights on this airplane, and it's
> only been six or seven years since I built it! Most of that time has
been
> spent scheming on a good low-buck way to get more power on it (putting
on
> an 061 or 074 would just be cheating).
>
> It's still definitely a gentle flyer -- don't do stunts, and don't fly
in
> the wind, but do have fun with it!
>
> So I've flown real control line for the first time in a couple of
decades,
> and my 15 year old son just had a good non-video-game blast flying it,
> too.
>
> Now if my 9 year old ever forgives us for not letting him fly, we'll be
> fine...
I bet the little guy could handle the Wizard. 56' lines, outboard wing
weight and auto up. It was a blast.
mk
>
> --
>
> Tim Wescott
> Wescott Design Services
> http://www.wescottdesign.com
>
> Do you need to implement control loops in software?
> "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" gives you just what it
says.
> See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
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