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Conference vmszoo::rc

Title:	Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:	dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:	VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS

Created:	Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1706
Total number of notes:	27193

1464.0. "Albatros DI anyone?" by SSDEVO::LUNT (HSC Engineering) Fri Oct 23 1992 16:41

    Anyone ever heard of a Albatros DI kit?  That is the first plane that 
    the Red Baron flew in combat during WWI.  Later he flew the Albatros
    DII.  He almost died in the faulty designed DIII (Immelman died when 
    his wing broke apart in a DIII).  And later he flew his famous red
    Fokker tri-plane at the end of his short lived (80 kills career).
    
    Might be kinda fun to fly the Albatros model DI - piece of history!
    (don't think I'd like to try the tri-plane - heard bi-planes are hard 
    enough to fly as it is).  
    
    Thanks,
    Dave

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1464.1	Haven't heard/seen the Albatross but...	HANNAH::REITH	Jim HANNAH:: Reith DSG1/2E6 235-8039	`Mon Oct 26 1992 07:45`	6
	The Triplane flies fine The wheel base is a bit small so it's interesting on the ground but once airborne it flies fine. One of my club's instructors has one and I'm always trading sticktime with him on something wierd I've brought along. Spins nice and flat inverted 8^)
1464.2	Biplanes Don't Glide	DV780::BEATTY		`Mon Oct 26 1992 11:58`	6
	I don't think biplanes are that much more difficult to fly, however, they glide like a brick and dead stick landings take on a whole new meaning! Will
1464.3	can a rusty flier safely land a bi-plane?	SSDEVO::LUNT	HSC Engineering	`Wed Oct 28 1992 15:15`	5
	Thanks for the tip about dead stick landings - you care to elaborate on that? (ie - so how do I land one when its out of petrol?) I'd kinda like to hear that before I fly one. Dave (whos last stick time was 7 years ago)
1464.4	Keep the speed up	HANNAH::REITH	Jim HANNAH:: Reith DSG1/2E6 235-8039	`Wed Oct 28 1992 15:35`	13
	Well, the easiest thing is to keep the nose down and keep the speed up and flair when you get close to the ground. The hardest thing to convince yourself to do is to put in some down elevator to keep the plane moving. Elevator becomes your throttle and down elevator makes you go faster. Most planes fly more efficiently at higher speeds and a plane that gets going too slow may snap and spin or it might just mush along and you get nowhere but down fast. My Panic (bi-plane) reminds me of this each time I deadstick land. You also should avoid tight turns since the added drag will slow you down more and get you into trouble. Many times I've tried to haul the Panic around real tight only to bleed off all my airspeed and start mushing in. You then need to trade altitude for speed and this can be difficult if there isn't a lot left when you finish the turn.
1464.5	Somthing to Compensate For	DV780::BEATTY		`Fri Oct 30 1992 13:00`	11
	I had a marks funscale pitts with jedelsky style wings. It would literally glide at about a 35 or 40 degree angle of descent. The previous comment about turning was somthing I'd forgotten about. For example if I was in the downwind leg of a landing and the power died I would have to land straight on. A regular airfoil may not be quite as severe but I remember a friend with an ACE 4-40 Biplane and it too came down fast if the power died. Its just somthing to keep in mind. I eventually changed my landing patterns to a high downwind and base and just cut the power on final to drop it in. Will
1464.6	thanks	SSDEVO::LUNT	HSC Engineering	`Mon Nov 02 1992 15:27`	3
	thanks for the tips. dave