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Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby The Agent » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:40 pm

How difficult is it ?????????????????????????????

When I am down in the Cape on the 3 rd September I want to give it a bash. Weather permitting of course.

Surely it cannot be all that difficult, of praat ek nou weer bolle.

Yes and before you comment we have a 912 S in the Cobra so lots of power for lots of weight. (-)
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Trikenut » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:47 pm

You mean like fitting a BB wing to a Cobra!? :?
If thats the plan, tell me where you are doing it!!! THIS I HAVE to see!!! vhpy
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Grumpy » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:56 pm

Trikenut wrote:You mean like fitting a BB wing to a Cobra!? :?
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby vernon11 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:32 pm

You fly a trike, and you wont want to fly a fixed wing again.
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Trikenut » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:54 pm

Sorry Grumps!!!
I agree with vernon11!!
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby GR8-DAD » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:04 pm

G, neem aan jy gaan met AD flip in die Cobra. Ek reken jy sal die trike geniet, maar as pax. EK het al bietjie saam in trike gevlieg, maar verkies om te vlieg met die konvensionele stok tussen die bene... :shock: :twisted: . Ek verkies om pax in trike te wees en het respek vir die ouens, maar vir my is wind in die gesig in 3-axis net so lekker en die meer indirect controls pas my beter. :wink: Laat weet hoe dit gegaan het!!
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Wargames » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:08 pm

Agent,

You know the theory of flight as experienced on a 3-ax. That would help you with a trike, and it might make it more enjoyable too. Give it a go, if you don't like it, stop. But if you like it, you will never stop vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy !
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Duck Rogers » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:44 pm

The Agent wrote:How difficult is it ?????????????????????????????

When I am down in the Cape on the 3 rd September I want to give it a bash. Weather permitting of course.

Surely it cannot be all that difficult, of praat ek nou weer bolle.

Yes and before you comment we have a 912 S in the Cobra so lots of power for lots of weight. (-)
Wat het jy nou weer gerook vandag.... puff puff
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby AndyG » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:00 pm

It's horses for courses, controls on the ground, push right turn left etc

But I am sure you will get it right and enjoy,

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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Morph » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:17 am

When you say fixed wing do you mean, non-movable wing, in that case how would you control the roll and pitching of the aircraft? ailerons, joy sticks etc. if that is the case then an old Quicksilver is the closest you are going to get to the seating arrangement and view of a trike.

If you mean solid wind, wrt covering, this is I have been discussing with Gadget for ages now. I asked him if it's not possible to build a solid wing, ala ribs, and ceconite/stits type fabric instead of battons and dacron. He tells me the trike needs a flexible wing in order to turn, "Billow Shift" I saw that RC trike on u-tube and that looks like a solid wing and it flies well.

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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby vliegvark » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:35 pm

The problem with a solid trike wing is that it yaws when you turn , the guy that builds the dta's build one and it in hanging in he hangar he said it almost killed him not fun to fly and he knows he was french champ.
Morph fly your bb and just give aileron input and see what happens ( it's all in ground school )
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Wargames » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:42 pm

Agent, Please verify, but I think the topic is misunderstood.

I understand that you are currently flying a 3-axis, and would like to try your hand at flying a trike??
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby AndyG » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:46 pm

Wargame,

That is how I understand it as well.???????
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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Wargames » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:48 pm

leftseat wrote:Wargame,

That is how I understand it as well.???????
Great, I don't know where this change of wing topic came through. Maybe, if there is much discussion on it, it can be opened up. But I don't think that anyone would like to risk their life in it.

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Re: Fixed wing to TRIKE

Postby Low Level » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:57 pm

Tikenut wrote
You mean like fitting a BB wing to a Cobra!?
Wargames wrote:I understand that you are currently flying a 3-axis, and would like to try your hand at flying a trike??
Think Trikenut got hold of this thread on the nuts.

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