Author Topic: For Real Pilots (Read 1832 times)

Straiga · « **Reply #45 on:** January 05, 2005, 03:53:56 AM »

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Engineers have no idea how there airplanes will react until the test pilot tells them.

I know what you mean. Just let the pilot prove what it can and can not do.

Straiga

Angus · « **Reply #46 on:** January 05, 2005, 05:02:17 AM »

Another F15 (I think it was a Japanese pilot training with the USAF) flew into a line and cut a wing off. He landed it!!!!
Must have been an old Niki driver

Golfer · « **Reply #47 on:** January 05, 2005, 05:37:59 PM »

I've got a number of R/C airplanes laying around that are being neglected. I can see about running tests with them to test these options.

They're each JK Aerotech airplane. One 1/12 scale P-51 and a 1/12 scale Zero. I haven't finished the Zeke and the P-51 is only short radio gear which I can install with what I've got laying around. I can try to rig up a way to remove the horizontal stab (Currently they are "goop"ed on) but I'm not exactly sure how i'd do it. I can't figure out a way with a servo to remove a pin and i don't think a firecracker would be a good option. Any design ideas you can check the website at this location to see their design.

I'd take video of the flight tests as well and have plenty of wide open farmland out where I live.

rabbidrabbit · « **Reply #48 on:** January 07, 2005, 12:28:03 AM »