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Title: How to crash in style
Post by: Wolfala on April 10, 2009, 02:22:35 PM
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/wolfala/Helicopter%20ouch/th_MVI_4544.jpg) (http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/wolfala/Helicopter%20ouch/?action=view&current=MVI_4544.flv)

Fresh from overhaul - with the wife taping. Go figure. Good news is the only thing bent were the pylons on the body and 1 of the blades. The control inputs were forward cyclic, left rudder full with increasing throttle - the nose swung left and dipped about 30* low and got a ton of speed where it should not have. Had no roll control once it picked up speed on the way down - almost as if it went into compressibility. Weird thing is, it only does this when a peddle turn is made to the left, never when made to the right, yet the right swings the nose around faster.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Treize69 on April 10, 2009, 02:25:14 PM
Weird thing is, it only does this when a peddle turn is made to the left, never when made to the right, yet the right swings the nose around faster.

Torque. I had an R/C plane that was like that- right rudder did next to nothing, left rudder would almost put it into a spin.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Getback on April 10, 2009, 02:31:48 PM
Except for the crash that is so cool.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Wolfala on April 10, 2009, 02:34:42 PM
Torque. I had an R/C plane that was like that- right rudder did next to nothing, left rudder would almost put it into a spin.

Its coaxial, torque should be negated.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Twizzty on April 10, 2009, 02:37:51 PM
Trim?
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Treize69 on April 10, 2009, 02:38:19 PM
It cancels the torque from the spinning blades, but it'll still have torque from the electric motor spinning away. Not much, but when you throttle up, it gets noticeable.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Wolfala on April 10, 2009, 02:39:20 PM
It cancels the torque from the spinning blades, but it'll still have torque from the electric motor spinning away. Not much, but when you throttle up, it gets noticeable.

Note to self, right turns only when running hard.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: GFShill on April 10, 2009, 09:52:30 PM
You should stick to fixed wing aircraft.  :aok
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: mtnman on April 10, 2009, 09:59:37 PM
You should stick to fixed wing aircraft.  :aok

I thought he said he'd just "fixed" it...

Hehe!
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Sincraft on April 11, 2009, 12:55:32 AM
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/wolfala/Helicopter%20ouch/th_MVI_4544.jpg) (http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/wolfala/Helicopter%20ouch/?action=view&current=MVI_4544.flv)

Fresh from overhaul - with the wife taping. Go figure. Good news is the only thing bent were the pylons on the body and 1 of the blades. The control inputs were forward cyclic, left rudder full with increasing throttle - the nose swung left and dipped about 30* low and got a ton of speed where it should not have. Had no roll control once it picked up speed on the way down - almost as if it went into compressibility. Weird thing is, it only does this when a peddle turn is made to the left, never when made to the right, yet the right swings the nose around faster.

be glad your wife gets involved with you in what you like to do. 
I get stares, complaints, and 'you should be doing this instead of playing with toys' lol...
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: CAP1 on April 11, 2009, 01:08:50 AM
Its coaxial, torque should be negated.
i fly a 50 sized raptor. it has a digital high speed tial rotor servo. even just in a hover, you should see that thing working its arse off keeping the chopper steady.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Xasthur on April 11, 2009, 07:57:10 PM
Nice place, Wolf.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: Darkish on April 11, 2009, 08:52:58 PM
needs more wife
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: mbailey on April 11, 2009, 09:28:50 PM
New helicopter $150.00

Countless hours and materials spent assembling the helicopter -- $100.00

The look on Wolfala's face when it smacked the tree-- Priceless





Good luck next time sir, good to see you could find the humor in it <S>

Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on April 11, 2009, 09:38:34 PM
 :rofl Should put a lil red flashing beacon on dem trees.
Title: Re: How to crash in style
Post by: FiLtH on April 11, 2009, 11:09:32 PM
  Maybe a good thing that tree was there :)