Settled back in South Africa after the glorious world cup rugby victory!! A storm is brewing outside so can't stay long!
I have been itching to get a shot of animals to start the process of getting software to spot them for me (grown ups will work that out)
It also crossed my mind whilst flying down to South Africa that a Zagi or some such flying wing would be a very robust platform to play with. Having never flown a powered flying wing I made up a balsa box for engine and battery and taped it onto my Xit flying wing.
My eldest Adam demonstrating here!!!
As you can tell another fine example of my engineering skills, still it worked it went like 5h1t off a shovel, a little two unstable for camera work. But if I could find a two metre span foam flying wing I think it would be a winner. My youngest Daniel demanded that it be turned back into a glider as he has most correctly spotted glider guiding is the finer form of model flying.
Next the Hobbico Superstar received the electric motor.
You all know what that looks like, so here we are before the off.
Anyhow that flew, but on adding my camera did'nt.
The aircraft did just not quite have the go at 4000' and plus 30C
Does anyone know a simple place for working out what a trainer type airframe might lift when temperature and density altitude have been taken into account?? I might just have to get out my E6B but have no idea what sort of thing a standard airframe would lift at ISA or how to work it out.
All rather annoying as the school that bounds the polo fields from which we fly has a small airfield, yes I said that right a small airfield. What would I have given to have an airfield at my school. Anyhow they have a few game animals, a couple of Zebra and some Blesbuck. If I can get some shots of them to my friend Lyndon Estes in the US then maybe his wizards can work out how to count them from video or stills.
I can use some ic powered airframes but I think that vibration will be an issue, maybe I will have just try that until the powers to be can be pursueded that I need a big electric glider ;-)
From inside the storm in Mooi River......
Bang
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