PAU 30% Sukhoi Su-26m Build and Fly

[astrohog]

Nice pics, John!! BUT.......is that all ya got?

I wonder if Ken slept last night......I think I heard him say he shot over 500 pics today!! That is ALOT of editing!!!

Regards,

Astrohog

[CSpaced]

Nice shots guys, looks like you all had an awesome time! The sukhois look great, can't wait for the video.

[JohnVH]

Yeah, thats pretty much all of them, I cant take pics of myself flying :P I know Ken took alot so Im looking forward to seeing his! I know two suki's were planted into the water, cant wait to see that!

[Major3d]

Nice Pics! That plane looks huge for a 50cc.

[Ken-H]

Here are some more pictures. John making a splash and the fog rolling back in later in the day. Great flying John and Ryan.

Ken

[JohnVH]

Sweet! Looking good! Rocking that camera right out of the gate!

[CSpaced]

Nice shots! I really like this one, the background looks very ominous...

[blackbeer]

Just another day at the field. It was nice to meet you Ryan and fun to watch you and John ring the s%&% out of those Suk's. Here's a couple more shots with some people so the size of this beauty is more seeable. You'll notice that we keep most of the gassers at the far end of the field, kind of away from us glow fliers. They sorta smell funny, like I don't know, weed-eaters or something.

Tom

[JohnVH]

Nice work Tom! I was amazed at the amount of camera's out there yesterday!

[Unbalanced]

What's up with that flying field??!?!?! I sure miss the northwest.

[JohnVH]

lol, I even had my little Pau hydro out there on the water, Ken has pics of that, it was fun! If I had a plane on floats it would have been there.

[Flyfalcons]

Too bad my F-5 and Pro Katana didn't have floats!

[sweetpea]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Flyfalcons
	Low rate throws: Elevator: 1-3/4" up and down Aileron: 2" up and down Rudder: 4" left and right These should be a good starting point, though Sweetpea said he felt my elevator was a little touchy for his taste. These throws were measured at the widest chord of the respective surfaces.

Gotta agree with Ryan on this. He gave me the plane to fly in his IMAC mode (or at least his intial mode). I felt the Elevator had just a touch too much throw for my style. It wasn't uncontrollable or anything but it made the snaps and spin entries a little off for me. The actual end of the snap and spin were great though as they stopped on less than a dime! I also felt the CG was a touch too forward on Ryan's. It was a safe spot but would have been better on the front of the wingtube for IMAC and a touch further back for 3D. I think his pilot figure will settle it out though.

The MTW57 (if I got that right) got better as the flights went on, but it did shake quite a bit at idle. I also felt on the can it was as loud as the DA50 on mufflers for what its worth to those out there. But both engines had more than enough power to fly this plane in any style you could want!

All these great shots of the plane flying low..........anyone snap some pics of me flying super airline traffic high?

I really liked the way the plane flew and asked Ken to hold one back for me!

Anyone got a 50cc they'd sell or giveaway?

[Major3d]

What is the flying weight with cans and regular mufflers?

[Flyfalcons]

John's plane with a DA-50, muffler, and lightweight battery was 17 pounds. My plane with the MT-57, cannister, and redundant battery setup was just over 18. Both planes flew great, and I was happy to see that John's plane had absolutely no problem with his 22" prop.