At 10:11 AM -0500 3/5/05, John Derstine wrote:
The pull test is a great idea. How much? If I can pull the loop on my
1/3 scale anything as hard as I can with one hand and it still releases,
it is just about enough.
We can't all have your arm nearby to do a pull test. If you get a
fish scale and
Derstine; Soaring@airage.com
Subject: RE: [RCSE] What I have in my BIG glider.
At 10:11 AM -0500 3/5/05, John Derstine wrote:
The pull test is a great idea. How much? If I can pull the loop on my
1/3 scale anything as hard as I can with one hand and it still
releases,
it is just
At 8:17 AM -0500 3/6/05, John Derstine wrote:
My arm is for hire, send airline tickets and it's yours for free. For
guys who don't have a fish scale, don't want to use an arbitrary number,
it is a good rule of thumb er... arm. Besides like Mike, Joe, I am
left handed and entirely in my right mind,
Both glider and towplane need strong servo releases. At least 90-100 in
oz in 1/3 scale sailplanes. Not only that, you need a tow release
mechanism that works under load, with no bends in the pushrod
controlling it. Set it up so that the servo pulls to release, not push.
This sounds obvious,
That's all good, but the only thing I would stress is to use a good hi-torque
servo on the tow release. You should not skimp on the release. I've been doing
this Aerotow stuff for a while and have seen
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At 11:15 AM -0600 3/4/05, John Diniz wrote:
That's all good, but the only thing I would stress is to use a
good hi-torque servo on the tow release. You should not skimp on
the release. I've been doing this Aerotow stuff for a while and have
seen
John,
Our tow master insisted on testing all tow
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Subject: RE: [RCSE] What I have in my BIG glider.
At 11:15 AM -0600 3/4/05, John Diniz wrote:
That's all good, but the only thing I would stress is to use a
good hi-torque servo on the tow release. You should not skimp on
the release. I've been doing this Aerotow stuff for a while and have
master have a release in his plane? I
have one in my tug - and I ain't afraid to use it!
Mark
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Subject: RE: [RCSE] What I have in my BIG
To: Brian Chan; John Diniz; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Soaring@airage.com
Subject: RE: [RCSE] What I have in my BIG glider.
What's the problem - doesn't your tow master have a release in his plane? I
have one in my tug - and I ain't afraid to use it!
Mark
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Subject: RE: [RCSE] What I have in my BIG glider.
What's the problem - doesn't your tow master have a release in his plane? I
have one in my tug - and I ain't afraid to use it!
Mark
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