Thank you Sam , I'll give it a try my friend .. Agian .. I can't thank you enough for this awesome bird

Khaled

How many birds do you have Khaled?

Originally Posted by khaled_abobakr

Hi

Only today I managed to master flying my SamGull ... a lite version as you can see without the glass fiber fuselage to reduce weight and achieve slower flapping .

I really love the way it handles ... it is fast, and keeps its heading better than my SK Slow hawk ... I think this is because of the more rigid V-tail ... so it handles wind better and doesn't get thrown away when it's windy. Today I kept flying side ways really fast and low to the ground and making low turns as well, it was really fun .... I needed it because I haven't flown this awesome bird for a long time

One thing I couldn't understand is I had difficulty turning to the left side even with original fuselage ... but I managed to solve this issue by simply flapping slowing before I make a turn to any side ... for some reason the turning response is affected by how hard the wings flap ... but it's okay once I reduce the throttle before making a turn ....

One more thing I want to try when time permits is to have more average dihedral by increasing the length of the connecting rods from center to center from 38 mm to 40 mm... it think it will lose some lift but will give better control response .... I will test and report back ...

Thanks Sam ... this bird is awesome

Khaled

Great to see you are flying Khaled who much does it weigh ?

have spent 3 hours this afternoon to edit my website
ATW /Non ATW Airplane Type orni added.
together with ATW V-tail Eagle,Gull,Parrot,Falcon and Condor birds
my dream have then came true,I'll take a break after 2 years hard working
Sam
www.rcsambird.com

Originally Posted by DaVinciBrainchld

How many birds do you have Khaled?

Hi Matt,

Right now I only have my old Slow hawk 4 with (wing built based on Dr Kakuta's design) , and the Seagull from Sam, I used to have quite a few but lost them, among those birds were a few replicas I've built for the park hawk and Slow hawk with some modifications, and upgrades ....

Thanks

Khaled

Originally Posted by therealthing691

Great to see you are flying Khaled who much does it weigh ?

Thank you Brian, I hope the special arrangements I've made last as long as possible so I can continue flying where I am from. As I said I hope one day I can take my son and move elsewhere.

I will weight the lite gull and report back tonight

Khaled

Hi Brian,

Okay .... the lite gull is 440 g without battery

The Fiberglass fuselage with all metal screws, and aluminum brackets for the gearbox is 206 g

Thanks

Khaled

local guy have contacted the copied Smartbird maker from China,.www.robobee-eater.com.
wingspan: 190cm,3499RMB (about 570USD) per package
Sam

Wow that's big. I would have no place to store the thing. Lol

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe in the future or another Sambird

Originally Posted by samwei1950

local guy have contacted the copied Smartbird maker from China,.www.robobee-eater.com.
wingspan: 190cm,3499RMB (about 570USD) per package
Sam

3499rmb ??? regards Brian

nice vid!
good explanation on ATW (Active Twisting Wings)on 1.40
Sam

How Do Birds Fly? (2 min 30 sec)

Thanks Sam

maiden of the new butterfly this hot morning down here in Taiwan
some gliding too
Sam

G0118264 maiden flight of new butterfly (5 min 34 sec)

Is that modeled after a local butterfly Sam?