Re: Re: Videos of F1D's from USIC 2011

From: Segundo Zarate <segundo.zarate_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:53:03 -0800

Thanks again Kang. The prop speeds seem to be the evident differences
(among many other things). Very enjoyable.

Ding Zarate

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 10:38 AM, John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi Kang,
>
> There hasn't been any precedent that I know of.
>
> Usually, body heat columns have much more of a negative impact than
> positive - a big stall and loss of altitude.
>
> However, Treger's F1D had the best reaction to strong lift that I've seen.
> It rose without much change in pitch and continued happily along, even at
> the low power end of the flight. I suspect it has a forward CG, close to
> the center of pressure. Guess what I'm going to be testing for the next WC
> :)
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx_at_...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, there's a lot of hot air coming off of Romash.
> >
> > On a more serious note, is affecting the model's flight by body heat
> okay by the rules?
> >
> > Sorry I missed yours. Overall, I didn't get enough video, as usual.
> >
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