FT MS ME-262
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CrshNBrn
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A bit of a rough Me-262 flying day.
Couldn't get it to lift off my launch dolly at first and wound up bashing the nose in (that's my "maiden video" below). A quick rebuild with some spare foam and tried again. Again, couldn't get any lift off my dolly and smushed the nose in again. Getting irked, I then used all of my field tape to quickly patch it up, then tried to hand launch it instead. What's the worst that could happen? Full throttle, hard as throw as possible, and it flew...for about 3 seconds. It then proceeded to drop the right wing and nosed over to attack the ground from about 100 feet up. Dunno if it stalled or just poor jet piloting skills, but there wasn't much left salvaging. Bummer.
Build, fly, crash, repeat.
Couldn't get it to lift off my launch dolly at first and wound up bashing the nose in (that's my "maiden video" below). A quick rebuild with some spare foam and tried again. Again, couldn't get any lift off my dolly and smushed the nose in again. Getting irked, I then used all of my field tape to quickly patch it up, then tried to hand launch it instead. What's the worst that could happen? Full throttle, hard as throw as possible, and it flew...for about 3 seconds. It then proceeded to drop the right wing and nosed over to attack the ground from about 100 feet up. Dunno if it stalled or just poor jet piloting skills, but there wasn't much left salvaging. Bummer.
Build, fly, crash, repeat.
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CappyAmeric
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The pressure to keep accelerating the dolly keeps the craft stuck to it - try this: when you are ready to life off, back off the throttle a bit and then push it back up as you pull back on the elevator stick.
CappyAmeric
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Do you have differential thrust setup? I wonder if one motor is producing more thrust than the other causing it to yaw and roll to the right.
kilroy07
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So sorry to hear this man! Left ya a like on the video...
CrshNBrn
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Yup, so that's a definite possibility. I thought the differential thrust on the two edfs was fairly balanced because the little cart would roll fairly straight during taxi texts, but I never got it in the air long enough to adjust the trim to really get it dialed in. I'll build another one someday and see if the second version flies better. The next one may need to incorporate a detachable wing (it's really big to fit in the back of my SUV) and a focus on building it light.
By the way, thanks for the support and encouragement. I was a little pissy this afternoon, but it's all about learning, right? It's been a while since I've lived up to my CrshNBurn moniker.
CrshNBrn
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Thanks, Kilroy. I wished I could have had a video of the impact. She went down and smashed herself in style.
Baron VonHelton
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CrshNBrn
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Great Scott....!!! What did you hit? A freight train??
The ground just jumped out in front of the plane. I wish I had footage. It was epic.
Oh no, that hurts to see! I’m so sorrry!
CrshNBrn
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Did you make templates from the kit or will you have to buy another one?
Baron VonHelton
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Splinter189
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CrshNBrn
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It begins again...
#2 will hopefully feature a few improvements (fingers crossed):
#2 will hopefully feature a few improvements (fingers crossed):
- less hot glue and more white gorilla glue to save weight
- detachable wing (simple rubber bands-around-the-wing method) for transport & storage
- bbq skewer reinforced vertical stabilizer
- add a rudder
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CrshNBrn
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I’m a huge fan of the white gorilla glue too, It’s come in handy so many times for different applications.
Baron VonHelton
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