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Maidened my new to me Fred Sage Addiction at Torrey Pines Gliderport this evening. Purchased from another RCG member ARF. Had to retape the rudder and one aileron hinge, re-set a couple servos, install a Spectrum 7100 with satellite, a pair of A123 cells I had laying around and program my JR. CG was about 5 inches from LE with 1 oz of lead.
AUW for this flight was 57 oz. Wing area is 950 in^2 (6.6 ft^) so the wing loading is light at 8.64 oz/ft^2. Compared to my Espada R with a wingloading of 9.55 oz/ft^2
Wing chord is wide with a WS of 118 inches/3M carbon bagged wings, bare fg rudder and full flying elevator. Rudder seems huge. FG fuse with slip on nose cone. There is a hook for launching and this "Skeg" under the nose for landing.
Wind was a bit south and light, one or two Paragliders were scratching to stay up.
Plane flew great, seemed to respond well to camber and rudder turns. Elevator is close, maybe a bit more to get ludicrist loops. Very stable and easy to fly. Slows down nicely for landing, in fact the first landing was a hand catch
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I've heard this plane was a "landing machine" and I agree.
Three changes:
1. Remove some nose weight. At least 1/2 or all of it. Time will tell.
2. Increase Aileron Throws by 50%.
3. Maybe add a ballast tube.
Looks like a plane I'll keep since its one of the last great bagged wing TD planes and its got history with Torrey Pines Gliderport and the Torrey Pines Gulls.
Incidently,...Continue Reading
AUW for this flight was 57 oz. Wing area is 950 in^2 (6.6 ft^) so the wing loading is light at 8.64 oz/ft^2. Compared to my Espada R with a wingloading of 9.55 oz/ft^2
Wing chord is wide with a WS of 118 inches/3M carbon bagged wings, bare fg rudder and full flying elevator. Rudder seems huge. FG fuse with slip on nose cone. There is a hook for launching and this "Skeg" under the nose for landing.
Wind was a bit south and light, one or two Paragliders were scratching to stay up.
Plane flew great, seemed to respond well to camber and rudder turns. Elevator is close, maybe a bit more to get ludicrist loops. Very stable and easy to fly. Slows down nicely for landing, in fact the first landing was a hand catch
. I've heard this plane was a "landing machine" and I agree.
Three changes:
1. Remove some nose weight. At least 1/2 or all of it. Time will tell.
2. Increase Aileron Throws by 50%.
3. Maybe add a ballast tube.
Looks like a plane I'll keep since its one of the last great bagged wing TD planes and its got history with Torrey Pines Gliderport and the Torrey Pines Gulls.
Incidently,...Continue Reading
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