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| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Flying | 28-Jun-11 22:07 |  | | Views : 1680 | | underhand launch of hellcat |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Parked | 02-Jun-11 17:33 |  | | Views : 1576 | | Damage is motor mount, and right wing. Its nearly repaired already. Next attempt will have about 3 degrees down thrust, a couple of notches of down elevator trim and the cg moved forward a little. I'll launch it with about 3/4 throttle instead of full since I'd ather it sag into the ground than zoom and stall. |
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| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Parked | 02-Jun-11 17:26 |  | | Views : 1584 | | First flight attempt was not so good. It zommed up at about a 60 degree angle to about 20 feet, stalled then rolled right and came straight down. First flights on a new design are difficult since you don't reall knoe cg location. elevator trim angle and, in this case, down thrust. The real Hellcat has considerable down thrust which isn't shown on the Comet plans and probably should be. |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Build | 01-Jun-11 17:52 |  | | Views : 1496 | | Now that we have a pilot it is ready to fly. Will try tomorrow if the weather holds. |
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