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When I throttle up the model pitched down a bit, so when I gave it some up the wing simply folded. The flight before this was perfect. I added some down thrust in the motor so it stopped climbing when I gave it full throttle. When flying high I didn't notice that it now actually descends slightly at full throttle. The small plane needed to be close to both the ground and the radar gun so it would be picked up. If I didn't give some up it would of flown right into the ground.
The other thing I noticed with this type plane is that when you hit full throttle the prop is instance full speed but the plane needs a couple more seconds to catch up with the prop for maximum air speed. The plane instantly accelerates, when I hit full throttle but then about two seconds later the plane just jumps up in speed even more. On this pass I was still not at full speed going through the radar gun. One would think you simply open the throttle a few seconds earlier so it’s at maximum speed going through the radar gun. The problem is I can’t see the plane at that distance since the fuselage is only about one inch by one half inch in cross section and the wing is a quarter inch thick at the root and thins down to maybe 3/32” at the tip. About the only time I can really see the plane is when it’s in a turn or climbing. When it’s coming straight at you it’s Very hard to see it.
My next plane is going to be a little bigger in size so I can both see it and install the electronics in it without having to be a surgeon.
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Last edited by John Boren; Jan 17, 2021 at 09:49 PM.
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