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Mine came out pretty hefty though so yeah, I zoom around trying to look cool. The worst part is it still needs paint on the underside, sometimes the silver blinds me and I can't tell which way its pointed. It has 2 1/4 ounces of tail weight. Going to move the elevator servo to the back somewhere, then hog out more gondola foam and move the batt.s and radio gear rearward. Hope to lighten up at least that much. This one has no rudders but does not seem to need them, lands ok in crosswinds, rolls aren't bad even without them. |
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I originally flew my GWS-38 without rudders until I had one motor stop and I was very lucky to get the model down in one piece. Working rudders were fitted before the next flight was made. Ken |
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On my P-38, (post #2200, #2202)I only activated one rudder. I used 'Golden Rod' flex cables that run through the booms, one for the mentioned rudder and one for the elevator (I didn't like stock set-up, either). I use the rudder mostly on landings, but it is mixed with the ailerons during flight....I find this plane very nimble, able to do any maneuver that all my other WWII fighters can do, with the bonus of acceleration that is superior to the others....speed should be kept up, it doesn't like real slow flight and landings need some power on all the way to the ground....stock nose gear set-up is crummy, I replaced it with a firewall mounted aftermarket unit that can take some rough landings....
Photo's of mods, this plane can take a huge amount of pranging, a trademark of GWS.... Joe |
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One good way is programming your radio to disable one ESC with a switch. You can get to a safe altitude and hit the switch to practise your technique, then switch it back on when you get low. I've been working with rudder on some new models as well, and that (with a healthy dose of good luck) saved my 262 from an engine failure last week. Lack of rudder caused by F-15 to crash when it encountered a crosswind gust during takeoff. |
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I have to chime in here. Yes, the P-38 is uncontrollable with one motor at full power, one dead, and no rudder. But that's no reason to crash your bird.
In the event of one motor crapping out, simply pull the power back. Your model is now a glider and perfectly controllable. Over terrain that forbids landing? You can stretch the glide by applying partial power to the good motor. Losing one fan with no rudder isn't--or shouldn't be--a fatal experience! |
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I agree that on a motor failure cutting power immediately is essential.
With rudders are fitted, after control is regained, power can again be slowly added until the GWS-38 can maintain controlled level flight. This changes the emergency must land now situation to a less serious land as quickly as possible one. Ken |
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Yes, yes, I intellectually agree with you, but in the split second it happens, the mind goes out the window and I instictively try to correct with opposite ailerons. I have crashed my 262 twice already because of this.
This is what happens when 99.97% of your planes are single engine or gliders. Kevin. |
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Late last summer, my airplane partially fried the right ESC. This resulted in both motors running at full power on launch, but the right motor slowly spooling back as the ESC warmed up. With the right motor at half throttle and the left at full power, the model became uncontrollable. But, again, throttling back restored controllability and I was able to stretch the glide with partial power to reach a safe landing spot. Really, having one motor cut out is no big deal if you just keep your cool. |
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On a normal fly by (out in front, good height) feed in rudder and oposite aileron and practice flying down the strip keeping the plane going straight and level. The plane will sort of crab along but otherwise fly OK. On one of my 40 size sticks i can feed in full rudder and about 3/4 oposite aileron no probs. On multi engine birds it also helps the have the correct rotation prop on the correct side as this helps counter engine torque in a motor out. From www.aussieflight.com.au Quote:
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As well 95% of the multi-engined aircraft that are featured in "American Aircraft of World War II", a book that details all the aircraft that were produced in volume for the US Armed Forces during WWII, have propellers that rotate in only one direction. Ken |
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