The Birth Of R/C
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We actually owe the birth of the radio control hobby to Mr. Tesla, who demonstrated a radio controlled model boat in New York City in 1898.
The Good brothers are certainly the fathers of powered RC aircraft.
A very obscure rc glider project in South Africa was evidently the first radio controlled aircraft, created around 1918-1922, if I remember correctly. One of the RC model magazines had an article complete with pictures about this glider project. I have never been able to locate this article again, or find any other info.
The Good brothers are certainly the fathers of powered RC aircraft.
A very obscure rc glider project in South Africa was evidently the first radio controlled aircraft, created around 1918-1922, if I remember correctly. One of the RC model magazines had an article complete with pictures about this glider project. I have never been able to locate this article again, or find any other info.
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PsyBorg
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Was actually a single channel that operated a solenoid to ratchet a rubber band powered mechanism for the rudder control to bounce between left center and right fixed angles.
Matthewdupreez
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oooh... i must find that, as a south african, that is very much of interest to me
Captain Mouser
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Is it still the Good Brothers? I saw this video awhile back. Flite test forum. I forgot my username and email since 2018 about, so I registered again and got in. I’m Captain Mouser. I saw the video several times. They look no different than us. I don’t know what’s so special about them. Why them? Older I guess. The Pioneers of RC model airplanes.
Bricks
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It was called an acuater first RC plane I owned was a single channel with a single button transmitter and a Cox.049. Button pushed once turned right twice turned left hold the button until turn was made then released rudder would go back to neutral. Make sure the rubber band had enough windings to last the entire flight.
Captain Mouser
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They were into engineering. Henry Ford is in the video. The glider they made was engineering. They were hobby goers and radio enthusiast. The modern RC has a 500k band and the receiver and radio skips or hops frequencies to catch a connection. It turns on and off every millionth of times in the flight per second. The radio back then though was invented all together by some one else. I like them. Nothing against the Good Brothers. I can make a glider, but it will cost some too. I’d rather have one with ESC engines taking off from the ground.
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Captain Mouser
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On the model I made, can anyone tell me where do i place the batteries and the servos? The rudder for example, making in the front or in the back by the fins area? This airplane weighs in at 560 grams. Less than 1 ibs. Really light made of foam board from Walmart store. Same kind you guys carry in stock only precut.
On the ecal online calculator; what is the engine thrust ? Motor. 560 grams + more? What do I add in the number slot. And the propeller, what size. At least 6 inches?
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You need to place things so the plane balances where the CG needs to be. If the plane balances forward of the CG mark it's nose heavy, if aft it's tail heavy.
Remember the old saying, nose heavy planes fly poorly, tail heavy planes only fly once.
Captain Mouser
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Thanks. I’m working on that airplane now. Hopefully I can finish it and fly it. It’s a copy of some one else’s airplane and a little revised at the nose engine area.
I’ve watched the video many times. I thought they were adventuresome in their younger years. But they’ve turned into a nerd in their later years.
This is someone else’s one. I’m going to make that one after. Still working on the time and money to get the job done.
I’ve watched the video many times. I thought they were adventuresome in their younger years. But they’ve turned into a nerd in their later years.
This is someone else’s one. I’m going to make that one after. Still working on the time and money to get the job done.
