Post by dcairns on Jun 22, 2004 18:19:28 GMT -5
Looks pretty quiet around here. Everyone must be outside flying 
For those of you who don't drop by rcgroups, here are some pics and video of my B-52's maiden flight.
Unfortunately the lift faded as I started flying and after about 5-10 min of flying I lost sight of it behind a ridge and it "landed" on the side of the hill. Damage was minor, especially considering the uncontrolled landing. I will have to rebuild the wing joiners with something sturdier. The carbon tube spar/joiner idea didn't have the strength to handle a rough landing.
Photos by Carl Maas
This video is a bit bulky at 24 MB but has good quality. You can see I am scraping along, and the turns are awkward without a rudder to help raise the tail around in the corner.
www.thecairns.com/pss/b-52.wmv
Video by Erik
For those of you who don't drop by rcgroups, here are some pics and video of my B-52's maiden flight.
Unfortunately the lift faded as I started flying and after about 5-10 min of flying I lost sight of it behind a ridge and it "landed" on the side of the hill. Damage was minor, especially considering the uncontrolled landing. I will have to rebuild the wing joiners with something sturdier. The carbon tube spar/joiner idea didn't have the strength to handle a rough landing.
Photos by Carl Maas
This video is a bit bulky at 24 MB but has good quality. You can see I am scraping along, and the turns are awkward without a rudder to help raise the tail around in the corner.
www.thecairns.com/pss/b-52.wmv
Video by Erik