Steve Houghton 1 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Looks great Ady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccaneer Driver Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I've emptied a 4gb memory card in readiness for friday Ady !! That should be enough for the TSR2 and the Bucc !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Hayward Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 At this time she is flyable albeit with some work still to do...detailing and painting the fuselage underside. If weather, wife etc permit it may have the maiden attempt this weekend. She's put on a lot more weight than I had hoped for. She weighs a hefty 32oz and can produce 16oz of static thrust when on 4s so if the hand launch can be done sucessfully then she should fly. Two more builds are planned: one with a 55mm fan midships and foam, the other with two 40mm fans midships either built up or foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalsaBasher Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Looking forward to the flying report . You have a pretty busy workbench there .................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Got everything crossed for you Ady! Looks brilliant - best of luck! TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 TSR2 is a real favorite of mine and following the build has been awesome,congratulations so farEdited By Stephen Grigg on 12/02/2011 09:04:53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Barwick Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 You have really captured the TSR2 with this model. Good luck with the maiden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Hayward Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Pre flights are done and all looks good. Power train checks have given the following: 280W at 10v/ 28A on a 2200 3s LiPo 20-30c discharge. 520W at 12.3v/ 42A on a 1800 4s LiPo 25-50c discharge. Both measurements were taken around 15 seconds after full power was applied and held for 10 seconds. AdyEdited By Ady Hayward on 12/02/2011 10:52:48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Hayward Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Hi Folks.The good news is that she flies. I had a steady 5mph+ wind over the field which was ideal. The videos can be seen here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1388518#post17386551 The quality isn't very good but it does show it getting away from the hand launches. The first launch was with insufficient up trim applied so she sank to around 30" off the ground, but soon established a reasonable climb. The second was cross wind a bit as she rolled left just after launch, but was easily controlled. General handling is good with sensitive aileron response, and good pitch response. She cruises well on 1/2 throttle stick position and for landing showed no nasty tendencies and can be slowed down to a reasonable speed with full control available. I broke the right hand taileron torque rod on the 2nd landing when the leading edge caught a clump of grass. It is repairable so should be flyable again very soon. Ady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizz Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Well done! Looking forward to reading about the next 2 builds Edited By Dizz on 12/02/2011 17:12:07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Wow! - Brilliant - Well done Ady - you have made my day - Don't bother mending the torque rod - box it up and send it to me!!! TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Towell Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Well done!!!!!!! Glad she went well and only minor damage. good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Hayward Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Here are some pics from yesterdays flights. The repairs are nearly done. The tailplane will be glued on when the patches are painted....Sorry Terry Repairs to taileron torque rod Edited By Ady Hayward on 13/02/2011 16:59:33Edited By Ady Hayward on 13/02/2011 17:01:54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Doh!!!! Guess I was asking too much! Roll on the next session. TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Hayward Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 Well, the repairs are now completed and she's ready to go again. Whilst the weather is awful I will add some panel lines and add detail where possible. I'm also considering modifying the nose to take a bungee launch attachment as hand launching is a little hit and miss. I'll probably have a drop out 3mm pin type to be compatible with friends at the local club. Due to the long nose I will have the launch point at the rear of the battery bay, about half way between the c/g and nose. Ady Thumb hole repaired Taileron re attached Access hole to torque rod repairedEdited By Ady Hayward on 19/02/2011 12:17:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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