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Here are some excerpts of Franks Maiden flight report:
"I just got off the phone with the designer to say what a
sweet flying Dreidecker AerodromeRC has designed! This
one is a real keeper.
There was a hint of wind today, probably about 45
degrees on the airplaneʹs nose, so there was a bit of cross
wind. I advance the throttle slowly and the tail came up
almost immediately. The rudder was very effective right
away, and I fed in a bit of right rudder to keep her
straight. By the time I had the throttle at 75%, she was up
and flying. I needed to dial in some right and up trim, and
once she was trimmed out and at a good height, I was able
to settle my heart down and concentrate on the airplane.
She is a real delight to fly. Very light and responsive on
the controls. There is heaps of power available. Full
throttle results in a 45 degree climb. The sweet spot seems
to be just over half throttle. Flying speed is nice and
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realistic at that setting. I found the airplane to be fairly
stable. A bit of opposite aileron to roll out of turns helps.
For my first landing, I kept the speed up and it was a bit
hot at touch down. Still, a nice wheel landing and roll out
with no nose over. Lots of battery left after only 6 minutes,
so up we go again. This time I advanced the power more
rapidly, and it leapt off the ground in no time and pointed
her nose up and kept on climbing.
The next 2 landings ended in nose overs. I landed too fast,
and when the triplane starts bouncing down the runway
on the roll out, it will eventually find the right bump that
flips her on to the nose. No damage at all, thought. The
next 5 landings I was confident enough to slow her down
much more. It floated right in to a nice nose high landing
with a very short roll out and no nose over.
As I mentioned before the controls are very responsive. I
was very glad to see that the elevator remained effective
at low speeds and high angles of attack. My previous 1/4
scale Dr1 lost elevator effectiveness in those conditions,
resulting in nasty habits close to the ground. No hint of
that with this airplane.
The only downside to this morning is that I was flying
solo. The pictures here were taken once I had the airplane
trimmed out, flying with one hand and aiming the camera
with the other. I got some video by placing the camera on
a fence post and zipping back and forth a few times. Not
too thrilling, but proof the airplane does fly. Iʹll post that
later on today.
So to sum up, Aerodrome R/Cʹs 1/6 scale Fokker Dr1 is a
winner! It looks fantastic on the ground and in the air, and
it is a very sweet flying tripe. Thanks for letting me do the
"
proto!!!
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