From: "bob_chiang2" <rhc3@...>
Date: Friday, May 16, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: On lightness, stretched wings and 1/8" CF tailbooms
Date: Friday, May 16, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: On lightness, stretched wings and 1/8" CF tailbooms
--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "jason_wasylyk" <thetoothdoc@s...>
wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I'm Zhack the author of the "Adding lightness..." article you
> mentioned. ...
>
> I'm by no means an accomplished HLG pilot and I rarely--in fact I'd
> say never--have a less than 2 minute flight in a typical session of
> 10 to 20 throws. I regularly speck(ed) her out (past tense owing to
> her tragic loss) and felt cheated if I didn't get in a five to 10
> minute flight every weekend.
>
> Anyway, I'm building the stretch version with a single 145mAh Kokam
> for Rx juice so wing load should be down to <2oz/sq. foot. I'll
post
> how this flies when it's ready.
>
> To sum up, the stock planform flies GREAT at low weight (see my
> article in the yahoo groups files section) and the stretched wing
> version can only be better. DON'T be afraid to use the 1/8" CF for
> the boom--just make sure you get the right stuff (see link above)
Hi Zhack,
I'm totally impressed (or maybe depressed). Through a full summer of
flying, I only had a handful of flights of over a minute (not
including sloping of course), and never specked it out from a hand
launch. I don't have a good scale, but my lace wing (in the photo
album) was built with light wood (borrowed a .1 gram scale to weigh
my balsa stock), little glue, relatively light covering, GWS pico
receiver and HS-50 servos. I do fly with a 110 mah 4 cell nicad pack
however.
I've been thinking of building another Bug and will take your advice
regarding the 1/8" tail boom and maybe extend the wing.
Thanks for the inspiration
Bob Chiang
Ithaca, NY USA