"MJKolodziej" <mjmwcsREMOVEKILLERCHAOS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Tim Wescott" <tim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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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How are you getting the auto up to work? A pendulum connected to the
elevator?
Ed Cregger
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