Saturday, April 3, 2010

John Forfeits Speed Contest!

Tonight John Forfeited the speed contest by crashing out.

Before the first flight attempt:
 
Very impressive. Looks fast. John looks happy. This happy expression won't last long!

 For the first flight attempt, John was going to give the plane a good toss, then throttle up the motor- since you hold the aircraft on the bottom, you've got to be careful not to slice up your hand/arm with the prop when you toss it.






For the second attempt, John planned on throttling up the motor, then giving it a good sidearm toss. This technique has worked well for me with my speedwing prototype #1 plus my microwing.



This try didn't end well- the nosecone broke off and one of the control surfaces was pulled from the wing.


Total bummer. Hopefully when I have my speedwing contest entry put together the first flights will end better!
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6 comments:

  1. PieratApril 7, 2010 at 3:36 PM

    I'm down, but not out.

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  2. Andrew ForsbergApril 8, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    I imagine that the Super-Stryker is undergoing a refit in your top-secret laboratory...

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  3. PieratApril 8, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    No, I will probably throw some half-assed flying wing into the competition. Where tape and foam is king. Instead of fiberglass, I suggest you use that reinforced tape. The fiberglass just doesn't holdup the way I thought it would. It probably needs a good epoxy resin as oppossed to the Polyurethane.

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  4. Andrew ForsbergApril 8, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    Good idea. Right now the wing is pretty light, I'd hate to weigh it down too much.

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  5. 4luvandlifeApril 8, 2010 at 11:53 AM

    Congrats on taking this round Andy :) Looks like things could really heat up on this competition.

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  6. Andrew ForsbergApril 8, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    I'm anticipating first flight during the weekend of April 17th...

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