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gareth.ky · 10-02-2008, 10:52 PM

We I finally got a new battery in my angle pro. Keep in mind that these are throws i have come up with by feel so far. Per instructions from Dennis I re-did the Yaw->Pitch mix so that if fly's hands off in knife edge. This resulted in needing only 5% mix for right rudder and 0% for left.

Rudder throw is around 23 - 25 degrees (40% D/R). Its kind of hard to measure with a protractor.

Elevators throws are 6 degrees up and 7 degrees down (22% D/R). The Yaw->Pitch mix of 5% on right rudder gives a 0.3 degree deflection of the elevator at full rudder.

Ailerons are about 18 degrees each way (50% D/R). With the 10% Yaw->Roll mix I measured 1.2 degrees of deflection at full rudder.

All surfaces report less than 0.5 degrees off of 0. I think that's probably within the fudge factor because the garage has a 5 degree slope and the airplane was oriented across the slope.

That's the raw data. I'm surprised I use so little elevator throw! I'm also surprised at how small those angles are, it doesn't sound like much.

10-02-2008, 10:52 PM	#411 (permalink)
gareth.ky Caymanian Pirate Code Monkey Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mustang OK, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,368	Re: n00bs Gonna Build a Carden We I finally got a new battery in my angle pro. Keep in mind that these are throws i have come up with by feel so far. Per instructions from Dennis I re-did the Yaw->Pitch mix so that if fly's hands off in knife edge. This resulted in needing only 5% mix for right rudder and 0% for left. Rudder throw is around 23 - 25 degrees (40% D/R). Its kind of hard to measure with a protractor. Elevators throws are 6 degrees up and 7 degrees down (22% D/R). The Yaw->Pitch mix of 5% on right rudder gives a 0.3 degree deflection of the elevator at full rudder. Ailerons are about 18 degrees each way (50% D/R). With the 10% Yaw->Roll mix I measured 1.2 degrees of deflection at full rudder. All surfaces report less than 0.5 degrees off of 0. I think that's probably within the fudge factor because the garage has a 5 degree slope and the airplane was oriented across the slope. That's the raw data. I'm surprised I use so little elevator throw! I'm also surprised at how small those angles are, it doesn't sound like much. __________________ Sawdust is weight leaving the *airframe*.