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Flying faster
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 7:48 am
by Vleisbom
Morning guys,
I have a Aquilla 582 with a Stratos 15 wing and actuator configuration, currently cruising at 62mph, any ideas how to speed it up to 70mph?
Kind regards
Vleisbom
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:39 am
by nicow
Trek die bar in...
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:34 am
by coline
Fit bung cords to keep pulling the bar in.
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:53 am
by Vleisbom
Lol Nico ek probeer hoor!, manne ek wil hoor ek sien in Amerika het hulle wing tips ens ens wat se gadgets doen wat of is dit net ekstra dag lol????????
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 5:52 pm
by Divan rossouw
Het jy airfoils op die landing gear tubes??
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:45 pm
by Goose
Vleisbom wrote: any ideas how to speed it up
Kind regards
Vleisbom
Hi Vleisbom
Daar is n baie maklike klein modifikasie hier voor dit kos net n paar Rand
Groete
Goose
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 6:17 am
by rcbgreen
I am actually impressed with the 62 mph, struggling to get my Raptor past 50 mph in normal trim. I presume the actuator/electric trim system is responsible for most of the speed gain by moving the hang block forward and therefore getting more speed without physically having to pull the bar in? Can you confirm?
Possible speed improvements might be winglets that Jenya can fit. He mentioned speed gains in his article on the 75 mph Raptor from winglets (admittedly the 75 mph is with his custom made topless wing but said winglets alone can add a few mph). If you search for Jenya posts you should find article.
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 6:20 am
by Vleisbom
Hi Goose
Vertel man raak skoon jaloers as ek trikes sien wat teen 80mph cruise ?
Hoor graag van jou
Groete
Vleisbom
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 6:25 am
by Vleisbom
Hi Rob
Bly omte hor DMB vlieg met jou, Rob fit a nose cone airfoil around every pole etc the nose cone also helps preventing the cold air bowing up your a.... you know, yes the actuator does most of the work, if i pull the bar in i can get 67mph easy, but would love more actually much more lol.
Set your hangpoint forward i used to get 55mph easily on DMB with my dik gat
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 7:38 pm
by Goose
Vleisbom wrote: if i pull the bar in i can get 67mph easy, but would love more actually much more lol.
Vleisbom wrote:Hi Goose
Vertel man raak skoon jaloers as ek trikes sien wat teen 80mph cruise ?
Hoor graag van jou
Groete
Vleisbom
Vliesbom
Met die MOD kry jy heelwat spoed by, dit maak die lang pad vinnig kort
Met die Mod is daar geen getrek aan die bar nie, baie gemaklik en jy word nie so moeg van al die getrek.
Die MOD kos +/-R1000
Groete
G
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 2:52 pm
by Vleisbom
Wat is die MOD?
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 8:24 pm
by Goose
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 9:45 pm
by kloot piloot
Goose, mag jou toon naels verander in kurktrekkers. Bliksem.
Maar dis 'n beauty hoor !
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 9:51 pm
by kloot piloot
Vleisbom, back to the subject:
Divan rossouw mentioned earlier the aero foiling of round tubes. This is an easy yet very cheap and effective way of gaining speed.
The difference between a round or aerofoil tube is enormous. A simple Dacron foil can be made up by Jenya for those thick landing gear tubes.
Re: Flying faster
Posted: Wed May 27, 2015 6:36 am
by Vleisbom
Goose jou ou grapgat!
Kloot dankie meeste van die tubes ens het airfoil op alreeds, ek het nou winglets bestel wat volgens Jenya tot 3mph kan byvoeg, het eenkeer na 'n gesprek van jou geluister by Microland was vreeslik interresant
