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If it's any consolation, the real F-117 would enter a tumble without flight computers!Dang it! View attachment 195990
Doesn't look like a write-off to me.
If it's any consolation, the real F-117 would enter a tumble without flight computers!Dang it! View attachment 195990
If it's any consolation, the real F-117 would enter a tumble without flight computers!
Doesn't look like a write-off to me.
They build them slightly tail heavy too, not just the Nighthawk but most fighters. The computer adds input to make it manageable for the pilot and the instability translates into lightning fast turns.That’s great! IIRC the reason for the instability is the combination of weird angles and the wing configuration- the tail surfaces aren’t all that large, and the wing is swept at such a severe angle. It has no dihedral or really anything except for its control surfaces to keep it stable- the way I see it, if it had none of the funky facets, it would not be inherently stable, but not would it be inherently unstable- but the angles and facets add to the instability. This is just my take on it, though, and I could very easily be wrong.
I replaced the nose and re-evaluated the CG and got it flying again. What is it about the full scale plane that makes it so unstable?
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!!!! Nerd alert !!!!
Around 1964 A Soviet mathematician figured out that you could calculate radar return based on edges. Short version, a planes radar cross section could be reduced drastically but the design would be aerodynamically unstable.
Look at the real thing, all those sharp edges and angled planes to reflect / absorb radar can't be conductive to stability.
Computer flight assist was years in the future. This unstable design would fly, but not with out help.
I am really impressed that you can fly that one. Does it have a flight assist in it?
If you wonder why this catches my eye its because I live near Whiteman AFB where the B-2 are stationed, so I see stealth aircraft quite a bit. Also we had A-10's over the plant the other day. An Army unit was moved in a few years ago too, so sometimes I see Apache AH 64D's but not as often.
The other day I was wondering about the gliders they built here in WW2, I think I need to look for plans.
yes, like giving me an update on the fiberglassing project! LOLToday I crashed the mini nemesis by @Matagami Designs . I was flying it on 4s and decided to try some rolls in high rates - big mistake... It did them insanely fast and I was so far away I completely lost orientation and it went down - hard. It dug a nice little hole in the ground haha. I’ll be building another one sometime for sure, but I have a couple other projects to do first.
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nice vids! I do feel just like I joined an elite club 😆 I just took a look at the motor thinking maybe I just buried the bearing. Nope! Shattered 4 magnets and dislodged all but one! At least now I've got magnets to hold on my canopies 😆🤣
Oh Dang, got 'er good then!! I've bent a few but I've never killed one that bad, that is an elite club! Glad it was all in good fun, your plane is a lot prettier than what I fly! lolnice vids! I do feel just like I joined an elite club 😆 I just took a look at the motor thinking maybe I just buried the bearing. Nope! Shattered 4 magnets and dislodged all but one! At least now I've got magnets to hold on my canopies 😆🤣
good videos Hondo
Thanks! Should come with a disclaimer, *not for instructional purposes* 🤪 Dont do the dumb things i do! 😂good videos Hondo