Chris Barlow Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Agree with Phil and Peter above. I ended up with a setup similar to Phil's low rates for ailerons and 30% expo and his high rates for elevator but 10% expo. Could probably do with a little more elevator for slow speed and landing but I'll probably leave it as it is now! I found the roll rate to be excellent and full elevator at 1/2" didn't seem to stall the wing or flick out although it did slow the model down very quickly. Maybe that's the delta wing AoA creating lots of drag? Could be why it seems to run out of steam climbing up into a loop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Thanks lads for your experiences with the throws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 You on commision with Premier Inn then Mark ? 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 You on commission with Premier Inn then Mark ? - Nope. _____________ Its coming back together. Just waiting for the canopy to dry, and it's back in it's flying state. The fin is back on however without the jet pipe shroud. Just need to do some black trim around the canopy front. Edited By Mark Kettle 1 on 05/10/2016 01:52:22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 A few more shots I've set up the controls as reported by Phil Cooke and others, even put in a extra servo fly lead in channel 6 for the second wing servo and set up draggerons etc. The model - WK VMA-224 MARINES A4 Skyhawk in the line up - previous meeting. And a bit of full size history of - Marines VMA-224 WK Skyhawks. In the above video - It appears that these A4's get into bumps a scraps watch at 4:00 mins in and then number '5' takes off. Edited By Mark Kettle 1 on 05/10/2016 01:43:23 Edited By Mark Kettle 1 on 05/10/2016 01:48:59 Edited By Mark Kettle 1 on 05/10/2016 01:50:42 Edited By Mark Kettle 1 on 05/10/2016 02:01:15 Edited By Mark Kettle 1 on 05/10/2016 02:02:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 If I say so my self the video history really brings the model to life, the middle video titled 'Richard Bloom' shows the WK No: 5 in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Had the RX fail to listen to the TX so replacing, whilst I was doing that I thought I'd take the battery out to check and the ribbon broke with the battery still in the battery box. Above a previous shot with ribbon attached to a AA square battery. So after a big dig around - 60 mins - I managed to get the battery out. I'm going to change the battery to a smaller AAA square type and carry lead to make up the weight. Also mount it on a piece of 2mm thick x 30mm wide x 310 mm long balsa reinforced with brown paper PVA'd on both sides. The diameters are smaller and in the future it will make balancing, battery extraction and checking easier. I'm wedging it in will just some foam at the battery box end. Even taped the battery lead facing down against the balsa strip so it doesn't get in the way. A different RX installed. Control throws of A4 on panel attached to model, 'draggerons' via switch 'E'. Set via 'throw-O-meter' . Edited By Mark Kettle 1 on 06/04/2017 12:26:01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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