"Ed Cregger" <ecregger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "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...
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>> 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
Rubber band.
mk
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