Peacefully observing or making trajectory calculations???
On 7/16/2012 10:10 PM, Yuan Kang Lee wrote:
>
> Gary,
>
> Ha! I get it now. It was the first time that Brandon had destroyed
> anything. To my knowledge, he hasn't marked anything, yet ...
>
> You can see him here peacefully observing my model:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUNzDahCdtk&feature=g-upl
>
> Ah, the longer flight at lower altitude. This is the magic of VP. The
> longer, lower flight was the second wind of the same motor. I put in
> 70 more winds and knew that the motor would unwind with stronger
> torque. So I increased high pitch by 1/8 turn. The result was a lower
> climb and a slightly longer flying time. I didn't want a lower climb,
> but that's what I got.
>
> -Kang
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, Warthodson_at_... wrote:
> >
> >
> > Kang,
> > So the flight that went about 20' higher was not as long as the
> lower flights. Were you able to identify what to attribute that to
> (bad rubber, different size motor, etc.)?
> > I read about what you did with the left over airplane parts, I was
> asking what you did with the left over cat parts. Just kidding, I like
> cats, most of the time. My cat Wart claimed one of my planes by
> "marking" it.
> > Gary
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Yuan Kang Lee <ykleetx_at_...>
> > To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>>
> > Sent: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 7:48 pm
> > Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Kibbie Dome videos
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi, Gary,
> >
> > The 32:00 flight topped out at 125'. The 32:39 flight topped out at
> 120'. Neither came close to the ceiling, which is 140 to 145'. The
> video is deceivi"marked"ng in that respect.
> >
> > However, in the last one minute of the video is a flight that came
> within 5 feet of the ceiling. You can hear me saying that I might
> balloon it down.
> >
> > My evil cat, Brandon, left me an EZB wing tip that became the F1D's fin.
> >
> > -Kang
> >
> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, Warthodson_at_ wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Kang,
> > > Did you ever hit the ceiling in that video?
> > > What did you use the left over cat parts for?
> > > Gary Hodson
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Yuan Kang Lee <ykleetx_at_>
> > > To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>>
> > > Sent: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 1:01 pm
> > > Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Kibbie Dome videos
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Here's a video of my and Tim Chang's F1D. It's a 5-minute video,
> so enjoy it over a coffee break.
> > >
> > > Take note of the aerodynamic lessons in the background from
> Professor Leo.
> > >
> > > The fin on my F1D is a EZB wing tip. It was the only part leftover
> from a EZB wing that my cat, Brandon, got a hold of. I used the left
> over wing tip in order to save time. The fin is 4.5" tall by 3.0", and
> and at first it looked really goofy to me. But it's grown on me since.
> What do you think?
> > >
> > > The stab of the F1D is also a left-over EZB part. I have a couple
> of EZB wings with covering torn off. After some quick calculations, I
> found that the EZB wing requires a similar load as the F1D stab. I cut
> each of the three ribs in the middle and lengthened them by adding an
> extension stub. The finished stab is not nicely elliptical, but it
> saved me a lot of time. From start to finish, the conversion took me
> 35 minutes.
> > >
> > > Enjoy.
> > >
> > > -Kang
> > >
> > >
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZWb4CPIKwM&list=UUE8P5FXrNn7iDqkuPoxeCBg&index=1&feature=plcp
> > >
> > > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I posted a couple quick videos from the Kibbie Dome on YouTube.
> I've also
> > > > got some pictures that I'll get online soon.
> > > >
> > > > http://youtu.be/0-kxmzPuCNs
> > > > http://youtu.be/BgDuyDvbAuY
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
Received on Mon Jul 16 2012 - 19:15:59 CEST