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Originally posted by rifleman_btx View PostI'm gonna bite the bullet this weekend and fpv the tomcat. Figured I got the feel of the landings well enough to give it a goI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Well I almost lost my f14, one battery connector broke midflight luckly since I wired it in parallel it saved the plane, i noticed a slight drop in power towards the end of the flight, more so than normal, and I didn't even know anything happened until I opened the hatch. Anyway I have some ec5s on order and I'm replacing the connector.
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Originally posted by rifleman_btx View PostWell I almost lost my f14, one battery connector broke midflight luckly since I wired it in parallel it saved the plane,I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Greetings,
I’ve been flying the FW F-14 for a few months and have a question about flight modes:
I use 3 modes - takeoff (high rates, 10° flaps), cruise (medium rates, gear up, flaps up) and wings swept (low rates, flaps disabled).
Each flight mode, specifically with wings swept, require different trims. Will my NX10 store the trim settings for each flight mode?
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Originally posted by Danonino View PostGreetings,
I’ve been flying the FW F-14 for a few months and have a question about flight modes:
I use 3 modes - takeoff (high rates, 10° flaps), cruise (medium rates, gear up, flaps up) and wings swept (low rates, flaps disabled).
Each flight mode, specifically with wings swept, require different trims. Will my NX10 store the trim settings for each flight mode?
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Originally posted by vicentel View Post
Hi Guys - Thanks for the quick replies. What I mean is I want to be able to proportionally control the swing of the wings. Rather than having the "landing gear" type mechanism (2 position) that they are currently where they are either fully swept or fully forward. But I would be happy with a 3 position wing with a mid-sweep setting.
My thinking is along the lines of removing the current swing wing servos and replace them with 2x high torque servos (I found 35kg stall torque @ 6V). Use long aluminum servo arms that clamp on to the spline (~1.25"-1.5"). I would have to design a way to mount the servos, probably 1/16" (~1.5mm) thick aluminum plate.
Cheers,
Vic
I modified the Freewing-14 wingsweep mechanism to have a proportional sweep. Instead of the standard modified landing gear servos for the sweep, which effec...
I modified the Freewing-14 wingsweep mechanism to have a proportional sweep. Instead of the standard modified landing gear servos for the sweep, which effec...
Cheers,
Vic
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Originally posted by vicentel View Post
So I decided to start this little project. I was able to find an L-shaped aluminum bar stock, a couple of High Torque Savox standard size servos (which includes the metal servo arm). I was able to construct a bracket and base the mounting holes on the standard out-of-the-box bracket. I was able to get everything to fit and programed the mid-sweep and tied it to my flight mode switch. The servos pictured here are not the final ones I used, these though we strong had no holding power. I did manage to maiden my F-14 with this mod and was successful. I'll try to get some video of the flight when I get back from my business trip.
I modified the Freewing-14 wingsweep mechanism to have a proportional sweep. Instead of the standard modified landing gear servos for the sweep, which effec...
I modified the Freewing-14 wingsweep mechanism to have a proportional sweep. Instead of the standard modified landing gear servos for the sweep, which effec...
Cheers,
Vic
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Originally posted by Danonino View Post
Greetings,
I’ve been flying the FW F-14 for a few months and have a question about flight modes:
I use 3 modes - takeoff (high rates, 10° flaps), cruise (medium rates, gear up, flaps up) and wings swept (low rates, flaps disabled).
Each flight mode, specifically with wings swept, require different trims. Will my NX10 store the trim settings for each flight mode?
Originally posted by kallend View Post
Yes. Go into Trim Setup (from the setup menu screen) and set the trim type to "F Mode" instead of "Common".
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Originally posted by Evan D View PostStoring trims for flight modes?
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