Love these! Unfortunately my two have crashed spectacularly
Beautiful work! Both my 18mm and 24mm Barons flew without any trimming. The 18mm one flew away on its second flight. 24mm version has R/C and comes back every time.
Ari.
Samb, those lozenge graphics really sets it off!
Thank you Ari. I've had pretty fair luck getting gliders to glide so I hope to get the same results as you did (except for the fly away part). Do you happen to know the weight (less engine) of your 18mm ? Mine came in at 21 grams (or .75 ounces), a little higher than the .50 ounces called out in the instructions.
I didn't weigh mine, but also didn't pair it so I imagine mine was lighter.
Ari.
Very nice!!! You gonna fly her this weekend at the meet? I might actually have the weekend off for a change and the weather looks to be great!!
Yeah Buddy ! I hope you make it out with some of your Interceptor mash-ups.
I'm gonna try my best--might bring the MK-IV and the Tingler---can you say heads-up---wish I knew the RSO--hint , hint. Ya know, on second thought , it might be a good day to bring the Tigerwolf and fly her on 4---we'll see----H
OK, how does this thing work? Is it a boost glider with engine ejection? I'm looking at the lower wing in the first post and maybe I see an up flap that could be countered by a thrust moment during boost. I am attracted to Ari's comment that his model worked well with no trimming.
OK, how does this thing work? Is it a boost glider with engine ejection? I'm looking at the lower wing in the first post and maybe I see an up flap that could be countered by a thrust moment during boost. I am attracted to Ari's comment that his model worked well with no trimming.
Engine eject out rear; airframe glides to recovery.
There's alot of anticipation and "pent-up demand" around here due to wind and rain scrubbing our launch windows since October. Can't wait for that first whiff of black powder smoke.
Here you are. There are 3 points of attachment between the pod and the flying surfaces. Asymmetry ? Maybe
The old Estes made some very good designs. It looks like the wings are the same size, but the motor pod is little bit to one side. Possibly, the moment created by the motor pod drag and weight about the c.g. is offset by the moment created by the thrust during powered flight. If this is correct, the flight pattern might change some right after motor burn-out. Does a hand toss flight without a motor show a preference in gliding for which side is up or down?
... I ordered both the 18 mm and 24 mm model this morning, so if I can find build-time, I will learn firsthand. I will like to hear how your painted version works. It looks like you got a good finish with only 0.25 ounces gain in weight.
samb, did you fly it today? I'm guessing no until about 5 or so when the wind finally laid down. The wind kept me away today--sorry--I prefer better conditions for a heads up launch.
I have a Red Baron. On a calm day it flies well; if you have breezes or gusts of any significance it tends to come down in a porpoise motion where it keeps on bobbing up and down as it glides.
I sand a little airfoil into one of the vertical struts/rudders to give it a clockwise turn. Trimming the RB is not easy because it's tough to get a good grip and accurate toss for a glide test.
The motor is supposed to eject straight backward out of the motor tube. I would say maybe 1/4 of the time it hits the wing on the way out. Not hard enough to really break it but put some decent dents in the leading edge.
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