The Wooden Blunder
You’ve got me thinking again about how to perform captive flight testing. I’ll let you know if I come up with anything better than chucking it out of an upstairs window.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 14 Jun 2022, 16:19,
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How about
attached to an arm
like an early approach to wind tunnel type testing
(, Tue 14 Jun 2022, 16:52, Reply)
Could work
But if you’re rigidly fixed to the arm then you can’t test effect of controls. Some kind of ball joint connection would give you flexibility, but avoid the possibility of things getting catastrophically fuckered-up inherent in a wire-based system.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 14 Jun 2022, 22:06,
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What happens if you get something wrong and it takes a tumble? Smashed plastic all over the ground is what. That’s what I’m trying to avoid.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 14 Jun 2022, 23:03,
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Ever since i started down the completely mental route of trying to get a plastic model kit to fly, i have been prepared for the absolute inevitability that it would and will end up a pile of broken plastic.
there is one thing i rely on for the inevitable outcome.......lots and lots of glue!
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Hummel Who died and made you....oh wait...., Wed 15 Jun 2022, 6:21,
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test flights in a bouncy castle?
ok, realise the obvious drawback is lack of space but how about a some sort of tunnel made of fabric, suspended in air on a frame so the sides have enough give to avoid a hard landing/impact.
Maybe a large polytunnel or mock polytunnel.
material listed in here
(, Wed 15 Jun 2022, 11:01, Reply)
fire it up high on a rocket
Fly it for a bit but have a parachute that you can trigger.
Totally sensible and practical suggestion. Thank me later
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simbosan nuck nuck nuck, Wed 15 Jun 2022, 11:32,
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