Control line challenge!

[Montiey]

There is a great thread here about control line aircraft here: http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?13714-Line-control, and a lot of people made theirs out of DTFB.
I suggest a challenge to:
1. create a mechanism for controlling a small brushless motor with the handle, without the use of wireless.
2. Build a plane that will work as a control line plane (or use one that already works).
3. Fly and crash it

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

It would probably be easiest to convert the ft3d. The symmetrical airfoil will make it fly much better and you could run the ailerons as flaps in conjunction with the elevator.

 

[Montiey]

That could work, but I was thinking something a bit smaller. With control line, the pull on the string is a real factor, so a FT Mighty Mini be a good place to start.

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

A might mini would be too small. 60 ft lines on an ft3d sized plane would be actually a little smaller than most .35 sized LC stunt planes.

 

[Montiey]

Hmm.. Ok, such thing as a mini control line?

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

The smallest I have seen are planes like the sig skyray .049 size.

 

[psychedvike]

Really any of the FT planes could be convered to line control. Personally I'd like to see the FT racer converted. A bellcrank connected to the elevator and modify the alirons a bit, into a flap of sorts, so they are inboard some. They should work in the opposite direction of the elevator. A 2826 1200 or 1400 KV motor, a 30 amp ESC. a three cell 1000, 1800, or even 2200, (over kill), and a brodak timer. Probably would work fine on 52 foot lines. 1/2 A lines would for sure work but you would be turning some fast circles. This is a great way for people to get into flying without sinking money into a radio system. I did it alot as a teen. I learned a bunch and had a blast. I would add to the challage that there should be two or even three guys flying in the circle. That's when it gets hairy!

 

[MrClean]

http://www.aeromaniacs.com/Platterins.html

Which can be done in coroplast and the Manwin trainer which IS coroplast

http://www.balsabeavers.com/information/plans/manwin.pdf