Re: Help requested by beginning A6 fliers

From: Bruce Mccrory <brucemccrory_at_ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:57:38 -0000

Mike, to echo Gary, 5 minutes is a very good duration time for A6. And, as far as a 10-minutes goal is concerned, my goal is 11-minutes, and has been for several years. I know these little beasts can do that time.

I am not familiar with "Een Voudige Zes". However, the translation of A6 into the AMA 2011-2012 rules has changed the design and building potential of this model significantly.

You should try to look for plans created after 2007. Bill Gowen, and Gary both have competitive models. I want to say that their mastery of propeller/motor combinations is the defining difference in duration. However, from what I find, Bill has taken advantage of the new rules for A6 and has discussed his model on this and other forums. I have found good information (and added my own observations) on Hip Pocket Builder's Forum.

Good flying,
Bruce in Seattle

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "michaelguth" <michaelguth@...> wrote:
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> My son and I fly with the DC Maxecuters. We built an A6 Eenvoudige Zes
> and have flown it at our contests at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., Cole Field House at the University of Maryland, and under a 47 foot ceiling at a community college.
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> We are getting flights in the 5 minute and 30 second range. We are using .048 rubber, about a 12 inch loop, carrying 2500 winds.
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> We wondered what we should look at next to try to get to the seven minute mark. Our props are oval, and we have them centered on the spar. We have been set at 45 degrees. Would going to 60 degrees get us more efficiency and longer times?
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> Any help would be appreciated. We dream of the 10 minute flight.
>
> Mike Guth
>
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