Try an EV Foamy from Scott Anderson. . . His web site is: <a href="http://www.rcfoamy.com">www.rcfoamy.com</a> The EV is a 1 meter foamy that flies very much like a pattern plane. The kit is CNC cut and is VERY complete. . .
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/18/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Amar Shan</b> <<a href="mailto:shan@telus.net">shan@telus.net</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">I bought one of these to enable flying closer to home, and I expected that it would fly somewhat </font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">akin to a 2m pattern plane. It does not!</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">- the wing loading seems very high. The glide characteristics are more akin to a winged brick </font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"> than a pattern plane ... it really seems to need to land with power (or at least very nose down</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"> until the flare)</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">- Flying it with a Speed 480 - this seems quite inadequate to the task. Uplines are only</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"> 100-150 feet before it runs out of steam, and you simply cannot pull into a vertical slowly</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"> and expect the motor to "tractor" you upwards. It also seems slow, but I'm new to these</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"> little electrics, so perhaps that's normal?</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">- no braking on the downline at all. Pushing the nose downwards causes it to accelerate</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"> at approximately 9.8 m/s/s (32 feet per sec squared for our American friends) ... :-)</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Any suggestions? Has anyone found a way to lighten it? I'm using a 2150 mAH pack, micro</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">servos, miniature rx ... can't think of any obvious way to decrease weight. I don't have a spinner</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">on the plane, will that reduce performance? Would an AXI 2808 give better performance?</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">And lastly, if I'm expecting too much of this airplane, does anyone have any good recommendations</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">for a mini (ie, school yard flyer) size pattern plane?</font></span></div>
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<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Thanks!</font></span></div>
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<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Amar</font></span></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">
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</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><br>Keith Hoard<br>Collierville, TN<br><a href="mailto:khoard@gmail.com">khoard@gmail.com</a><br><br>