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Our Dear Leader “Laughing Kim” finally took to the skies! The battery position and ending elevator trim are shown in the photos. Elevator “up” is similar to that shown in the manual, even though CG was 5-10mm aft of the mark. Batteries were Admiral 6S 5000mAh, 732g each. Canopy interior was carved out as shown to make room for the front battery.
Throws on A,E,R,F were similar to the first row in the manual (low-rates), except my aileron throw was even lower, at 32.5mm vs. the manual’s 38mm. This was sufficient to do a lazy roll. Expo was 32% on everything.
Overall the flights were uneventful. It flies and lands very easily. This is my first delta-wing, and I did notice that it “slides” a bit in turns. And the low moment of inertial about the roll axis is noticeable, although with my low aileron throws it was far from being “twitchy.” I guess it could be quite a corkscrew at high speeds and high throws.
I did not notice trim change with flap, but only used mid-flap (about 22mm). It floated a lot more than I expected on landing. Anyway, maybe next time I’ll get a little crazier, but today I was happy to just get it trimmed out and back home with my man Kim still smiling .
Oh, and of course the Dear Leader shot down 387 enemy planes. Then he landed, and after lunch designed a bridge, then attended the performance of an opera he composed. Long live Laughing Kim!
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Originally posted by leithalweapon View PostYou should fly yours, it really does fly well.
Originally posted by Gringotuerto View PostThis is my first delta-wing
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Originally posted by Jet jocky View PostCan anyone tell me what the yellow bars mean under the members box on some of the members?
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Originally posted by Captain Moron View PostOK the You tube video is on You Tube and was put on 6 days ago by a person called Fredmdbud .I not much use on linking videos but if you watch it you will see the two fins collapse before it crashes
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Originally posted by ColtPilot View Post
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Originally posted by Captain Moron View PostOK the You tube video is on You Tube and was put on 6 days ago by a person called Fredmdbud .I not much use on linking videos but if you watch it you will see the two fins collapse before it crashes
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I had this out at the club on a Saturday morning, which is the busy period - I typically fly mid week when it's otherwise unattended. So the first time most had seen one.
In a club culture which is geared heavily towards scratch builds, balsa and gas (and by virtue of this, a tendency to look down in foam) - this is one of two planes which garners interest and positive comments (the other is the AL37 which I have painted up as our national airline).
"Who makes it? Freewing? Never heard of them"
"Wow foamies have come a long way!"
"Looks great in the air, wouldn't know it was foam"
"Sound great, and I usually hate EDFs"
Tough crowd but the mig certainly wins them over.
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Originally posted by Corsair nut View PostFor all those wondering..... IT WILL DO A INVERTED FLAT SPIN...and it will do it well...Pat and justin saw it..my friend john got video. Hoping he'll post ot soon
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The fall is a bit of a sad time of year here in Norway, knowing full well that winter is about to set a stop to our hobby for a few months. But it also delivers some pretty spectacular days, some with bright red and yellow colors, and like here, fog floating over the fields like wisps of smoke. Almost like a Japanese painting.
Probably among the last flights of this year, before the mig goes back in the workshop to TV and other upgrades. This is just slow, graceful floating around in the fog - if you want fast action, look elsewhere :P
Thanks to Johan for filming
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Originally posted by janmb View PostThe fall is a bit of a sad time of year here in Norway, knowing full well that winter is about to set a stop to our hobby for a few months. But it also delivers some pretty spectacular days, some with bright red and yellow colors, and like here, fog floating over the fields like wisps of smoke. Almost like a Japanese painting.
Probably among the last flights of this year, before the mig goes back in the workshop to TV and other upgrades. This is just slow, graceful floating around in the fog - if you want fast action, look elsewhere :P
Thanks to Johan for filming
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