thanks Don, they'll be up later, youtube is running slow

jb

Originally Posted by The Don

That pass was ~76 mph.

Don

Thanks Don! Seems about right for roughly 340 Watts.

I am at ~400 watts and mine is about 90mph but I also have the exit reduced as the stock exit diameter is way too big. Also maybe a deicated doppler pass would not hurt either. By the way have you noticed yours high speed stalls if you pull up too fast?

Originally Posted by The Don

I am at ~400 watts and mine is about 90mph but I also have the exit reduced as the stock exit diameter is way too big. Also maybe a deicated doppler pass would not hurt either. By the way have you noticed yours high speed stalls if you pull up too fast?

After my first three or four episodes with stalls, I'm flying it mostly on the wing and not letting it slow down. As soon as I noticed the butt start wiggling from heavy elevator use, I fly it differently.

Hi Don,

You may not be able to do these because of the wind noise and the distance from the mic but if possible. It smoked right after the second pass.

Thanks,

jb

Those are in the 93-95 mph range.

Don

Thanks Don!

Hi Don,

I trimmed a couple inches off the wing and tail and put a 4.75 Sq Apc composite prop on and tried again today, temp was 55 F. If it isn't aleast a couple mph faster than my 91.0 I won't worry about putting up on your speed challenge. I put a little bit of foam over the mic on the fixed camera and I included both recordings, please let me know which one works the best for you.

Thanks,

jb

Orange Crush 3-15-10.wmv (3 min 8 sec)

You seem to be stuck at 90-92 mph :-)

Don

Originally Posted by The Don

You seem to be stuck at 90-92 mph :-)

Don

Thanks Don,

when do you expect your HK shipment in? I will change out the GH SMJ with your wicked 3000kv motor. I guess I'll wait for that, and try to get the controls on this one dialed in a little better.

jb

Looks like Friday it is in US Customs now.

Hi Don,
I have a video of some initial testing of the Small Caliber. These are not the best passes as I am still tweaking settings and tuning the airframe. Just want to find out what she's running. Probably only a couple decent passes.

Is YouTube video or Vimeo preferred, or posting a wmv file in the video section of RCGroups.

Ken

Makes no difference to me, just post a link to the video.

Okay,

Here is the video. It was quite windy, hence alot of background noise. I need more practice on making the flight passes. The air temperature was 74 degrees F.

Ken

Small Caliber Test Flights and Video 18-MAR-2010 (3 min 33 sec)

dz1sfb,

that thing is haulin. nice plane, that first pass is somthing.. i bet she is a hard one to see. lol.

good job.