David perry 1 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Woo hoo!! Had the maiden flight(s) yesterday...brilliant!! What a superb little foamie jet. Great big loops and lovely rolls. Very pleasant indeed! It made me think about brushless motors though...what was the industrial impetus to brushless motor development? It certainly wasn't us modellers! david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Knew you'd love it ...still one of my favourite little models of all time - 3 years on with mine now, hundreds of flights, and every one a gem. A much under-rated sleeping star IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyS Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Nice one David, This was one recommended to me by Timbo some time ago. Sadly, since my foray into FPV it'll be a year or two until I can afford any more planes!! Never mind - I can still look at the pics of Timbo's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 This Sabre just gets better. I pushed an 1800 lipo into yesterday, s a bit heavier than the 1500 I was using and quite a bit heavier than the recommended pack - nevertheless, it flew like a true Sabre! Slow rolls, fast rolls, vertical rolls, big jet loops...brilliant. And a lovely glide when Ole Major Tom runs out of go-juice! I'd love to try a 4 cell pack, but a touch tight right now! I note that at speed the fighter fishtails, so I guess the fin is a bit small. Still, it 's Korea in my mind! I'd love to fight against a Mig now. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Mine fishtails too...apparantly so did the fullsize! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Hmm, Tim I cant believe that. Fishtailing in a swept wing jet would lead to dutch rolling - not good in a fighter and could rapidly lead to over correction and destruction. I suspect it might have done it, but was fitted with Yaw dampers. Dunno though. I cant see them allowing fishtailing in a gunfighter, thats all. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I did say apparently - I am not claiming authenticityJust something I read somewhere once Could be as you say ..... it did do it, but the boffins sorted it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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