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- From: robertw@informix.com (Robert Weinberg)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: Slope Gliders
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.232504.17629@informix.com>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 23:25:04 GMT
- References: <Bz99AL.Fs8@inews.Intel.COM>
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- In article <Bz99AL.Fs8@inews.Intel.COM> dbraun@cad636.intel.com (Doug Braun )
- writes:
- >
- > I was thinking of buying a Sig Ninja as a second slope plane, my first
- > being a Bobcat that is a little under the weather
- > after a failed attempt at an inside loop. Any pros or cons on this
- > kit? Will it take regular servos? Any other recommendations for a
- not-too-expensive intermediate slope plane?
- >
-
- I've almost finished building one. I've heard from quite a few people that it's a
- quite nice plane, pretty responsive. It was recommended to glass the fuse because
- of reports that a decent nose-in will split it up, which just happened to a
- fellow-flyer (he rebuilt the fuse with no problems). It's considered a good plane
- for a beginner at ailerons. The instructions are complete, all hardware is
- included, and it uses standard servos. I'm pretty new at planes, but it seemed easy
- to build with nice interlocking lite-ply parts for the fuse.
-
- > Also, I noticed a plane, a Sig Samuri, in the shop that I could not find
- > in any 8-month-old ads or catalogs. Is this a new plane? Just wondering,
- > but it's a little over my price range.
-
- Someone has been flying a Samurai at Milagra Ridge. It's really neat - has
- pitcherons (the whole wing moves as a one-piece aileron). Default configuration
- uses the pitcherons as elevons, which is the way he built it, but he thinks he
- would prefer the kit option of building in regular elevators instead. He was flying
- a lot of aerobatics for very little lift, so I was impressed. The included hardware
- is very substantial - including bell-cranks for the pitcherons. It uses standard
- servos - you can operate the pitcherons on one servo, but he needed two to mix in
- the elevator function with the aileron function. He was using powerful servos -
- 90-ounce each, I think, but this was apparently more torque than the plans
- required.
-
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