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Offline john e. holliday

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Ready for test flights
« on: October 25, 2017, 05:01:55 PM »
Now if and when I can get my vehicle I am ready to put these in the air.   Both LA 25 powered.  That is supposed to be grey on the canard and I will be putting white numbers on the side of the booms.   Single wheel gear as far forward as I can get it and hope it will take off with out trying to plow the grass.   The Mig is in honor of Marcus Cadeiro. H^^
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Re: Ready for test flights
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2017, 05:45:19 PM »
Wow! is that a canard Ringmaster? Nice to see something out of the ordinary.

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Re: Ready for test flights
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2017, 06:47:07 PM »

 Looks like a pair of reflex testers to me.  :##

 Neat stuff Doc, let us know how they go!
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Re: Ready for test flights
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2017, 08:51:05 PM »

Yes that is my built up Ringmaster wing that has maybe a dozen flights on it.  With the new booms and gear hope to get many more.   
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Re: Ready for test flights
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2017, 09:28:09 PM »
Does that make it a MingRaster, or a Retsamgnir?  <= <=

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Re: Ready for test flights
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2017, 03:01:39 AM »
Now if and when I can get my vehicle I am ready to put these in the air.   Both LA 25 powered.  That is supposed to be grey on the canard and I will be putting white numbers on the side of the booms.   Single wheel gear as far forward as I can get it and hope it will take off with out trying to plow the grass.   The Mig is in honor of Marcus Cadeiro. H^^

pretty sure Marcus is happy with the MIg you have finished! beautiful!
regards from Brazil and thanks for the Homage to Marcus
look forward to know about the canard flight!
Fred

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Re: Ready for test flights
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2017, 07:30:06 AM »
The canard actually flies quite well once John got the control system tamed down.  The main issue at times is getting it off the grass.  As John says the nose doesn't want to come up at low speeds.  On pavement it would be OK since it could roll up to speed pretty quickly.  On the grass it struggles.  We've had to hand launch it mostly.  Maybe the new gear arrangement he has will help.  We talked about mounting wheels more forward on the booms.  This could make it too noseheavy and not sure the booms would take all the washboard departures and arrivals.  In the air it flies quite well.

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