Al - AJ Blades Ltd Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Well done Ray!! That`s good news indeed,pleased you have had success. Al - AJ Blades Ltd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Well done Ray. Onward and Upward!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray staerck Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Both flew great Friday....ready for painting this weekend lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Wright 2 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Good plan to test fly before the "glam" is added well done lads you have gained your "food mixer" wings ( sorry Ken) It would be great if every club had an Auto gyro instructor , a little off thread, but how about some thoughts from current instructors who have not yet converted to the not so dark side? Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray staerck Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Tarted up a bit. I love this little baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al - AJ Blades Ltd Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Looks the business Ray! Al - AJ Blades Ltd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmond Burgess Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I would like to build one of these also. However, I am unsure how you get the CG of the blades and Richard Harris mentions "shims" I have ave no idea where they go or what they do. Having never built an autogiro befor. I would be greatfull for help on these two blade issues. thanks Eddie Burgess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John AJ Blades Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Hi everybody As we have sold quite a few of our AJAYs, I was wondering how people have got on with building the kit and your flying experiences with your model. Feedback from customers is always very helpful as it helps us provide even better models. Regards John A J Blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Wright 2 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Posted by Edmond Burgess on 13/10/2014 10:49:13: I would like to build one of these also. However, I am unsure how you get the CG of the blades and Richard Harris mentions "shims" I have ave no idea where they go or what they do. Having never built an autogiro befor. I would be greatfull for help on these two blade issues. thanks Eddie Burgess. Hi Edmond The shims are thin strips of material placed on the bottom of the blade root and behind the rotor bolt hole. The shim thickness on this model is 0.8mm placed 6mm behind the bolt hole. This sets the blade at a small negative incidence relative to the delta flex pate which enables the blades to spin up quite quickly when they are presented at a suitable angle to the airflow. Balancing the blades is important , as for the chord wise cg you mention put a pin at the tip and root located on a line across the length of the blade which is on the forward edge of the bolt hole. Rest the pins on some dowel or similar circular object and imbed weights behind the blade leading edge and at roughly half span until the blade balances slightly nose down. I have used many sets of blades as supplied with this model and found that the chord wise cog is often OK as supplied but it is still a good idea to check. Balance along the blade length also needs to be checked but more on that on request. Tom. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Livsey Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Made a start on mine today. Good job I looked inside the box, a bit sneaky taping some items to the box sides Quality is very good, those blades are so much better than I could do myself. Two small gripes, I don't have a PC so instructions on a disk are no good, unless someone could send me a PDF?, and no Velcro which is supposed to be supplied. No worries, I have loads. What motor have others used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmond Burgess Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hi Tom Thanks for the information on the Blades. I hope to build over winter and post pictures of flying in the spring. Regards ....Edmond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Livsey Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Thanks to John at AJ. Got home tonight to find a PDF copy of the instructions in my in box. Edited By Gavin Livsey on 20/10/2014 18:40:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Livsey Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Nearly done now. The instructions don't mention anything about removing the triangular piece of the trailing edge of the blades at the root. Is this necessary as I see others have done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Wright 2 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hi Gavin The trailing edge taper from the root is to reduce the chance blade damage following a ground strike . This is the way I do mine .....Measure 30 mm from the leading edge, then 60 - 80 mm along the trailing edge from the root .This gives the two reference points needed to draw a line prior to cutting. Hope this helps Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gascoine Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hello All AJAY people, Having flown my AJAY 6 or 7 times it appears to be tail heavy, flying nose up and rather sensitive to aileron and elevator inputs. It also flares when heading into wind, requiring significant down elevator. The model is set up as per supplied instructions, using a 3S 2200 lipo and the recommended powertrain. Have any other users had similar experiences, and if so how have the issues been overcome? Regards Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Wright 2 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hi Peter Congratulations on the Ajay maiden , before commenting on trim required could I ask if this model is your first go at an auto gyro? Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Franks Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 HI, I hope I am not being a pest but have more questions re my AJ autogyro build>I am an experienced fixed wing modeller but a little confused with the autogyro set up. My main problem is which mix I use on the radio, The instructions just refer to a radio with a flying wing mix.I am assuming this is an elevon mix? Still a little confused with COG and balancing blades. I am really keen to get it right so any help or reference material would be well received. Hoping the weather improves for the NATS this weekend. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Franks Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Hi not sure whos reading this now as no replies from my last post.Completed my AJ autogyro and got it to fly (just) last weekend. The unit seems to be very low on power hardly able to climb. Out at all. Had a 3s 2200 ma battery with 10x6 prop.any thoughts would be well recioeved.Try a larger prop? Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jones 2 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Hi Peter not it sure about the motor and power set up on this but on my Whippit autos also on 3s 2200s I run a 11x5.5 and 30 amp Esc What ever your running check the current draw at full power, too big a prop and you could fail the speed controller Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Posted by Richard Franks on 27/08/2015 10:49:27: HI, I hope I am not being a pest but have more questions re my AJ autogyro build>I am an experienced fixed wing modeller but a little confused with the autogyro set up. My main problem is which mix I use on the radio, The instructions just refer to a radio with a flying wing mix.I am assuming this is an elevon mix? Still a little confused with COG and balancing blades. I am really keen to get it right so any help or reference material would be well received. Hoping the weather improves for the NATS this weekend. Richard Richard. It uses the same head as the Atom. There is lots of info on here about that. Yes it's the elevon (or delta wing) mix you want. You might need to reverse or swap servo channels to get it working the right way round. Its right when the head moves the same way as the tranny stick when you are stood above / behind the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Richard, If you have the recommended power set up then it could well be that you have too much rearward tilt, this can add a lot of drag and works as a good brake. Its well worth double checking your set up, if you have a little extra weight in the front you will have to add rearward tilt to bring the nose in tow. All this will need more power to pull the model around the sky to compensate the extra drag. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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