-Ben
John Diniz wrote:
Sorry for not completing my earlier post.
Your right about releasing from the tug, but once the tug rolls and dives to the ground for the next tow it is usually too late. Even if the tug pilot (which is usually what I'm doing) catches the non release the poor sailplane is already getting ready to "crack the whip". With larger sailplanes, 6+ meter, it isn't too much of an issue as they usually out weigh the tug. It only takes once though, and that's too many times..
John
-----Original Message----- From: Howard Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 12:28 PM To: Brian Chan; John Diniz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] 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
-----Original Message----- From: Brian Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 11:19 AM To: John Diniz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] 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
seen
John,
Our tow master insisted on testing all tow release with a 20 pound pull on a fish scale. If you can't release with 20 pounds load, he will not tow you.
I forgot what servo i sued on the Duo, but it passed the test. It is a high torque one.
Brian -- Brian Chan, An Electric Airplane Junkie @ San Mateo.Ca.USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
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