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Airframes => Single Seaters => Topic started by: leshoman on March 09, 2014, 09:16:43 PM

Title: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: leshoman on March 09, 2014, 09:16:43 PM: Did not know where to put this so.
Mounted GoPro camera under right wing tip to watch takeoffs, landings, movement of aileron and tail feathers during various phases of flight. Have more testing to do during flight at stall thru VNE and various flight attitudes but this was a start.

http://youtu.be/3PYUYRfrY0c
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: Poorman2 on March 10, 2014, 02:04:41 AM: Thanks for sharing Les. I really like watching your videos. What's the latest on Frank's prop. Have you flown It?
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: PropMan on March 10, 2014, 07:11:57 AM: Les, sure like those videos. Your prop should be there Tuesday. Looking forward to a report.
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: leshoman on March 10, 2014, 07:43:25 AM: I am looking forward to getting it and wanted to get this video and when I get the prop will do pull test and another video of takeoffs for comparisons
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: weasel on March 10, 2014, 06:51:00 PM: Les, You aint testin nuthin with them smooth landings........rough it up a little..:D
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: leshoman on March 10, 2014, 07:29:21 PM: Well. You made my day
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: grdev on March 11, 2014, 07:31:10 AM: Very nice landings, how long is your runway? Do you have shock struts?
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: leshoman on March 11, 2014, 07:46:51 AM: The runway is 3000 feet. I generally play in the first half with the take off landings. Most i have is 4 in the full length of runway. No springs just those big tires and low pressure. 8 pounds is ideal
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: Sam Buchanan on March 11, 2014, 07:53:20 AM: Quote from: leshoman on March 11, 2014, 07:46:51 AM
The runway is 3000 feet. I generally play in the first half with the take off landings. Most i have is 4 in the full length of runway. No springs just those big tires and low pressure. 8 pounds is ideal
Same setup here, three flying seasons and it has worked beautifully. If this setup gets damaged, the pilot is really abusing the plane.
Title: Re: Video of takeoff and landings, watching ailerons and testing BlackMax tires
Post by: grdev on March 11, 2014, 08:11:10 AM: I got my PP in a Cessna 140 and most of my commercial training in a tail wheel as well, ,some 40 years ago, so I'm not so bad with tail draggers but not as good as those landings in the Video, those were perfection. What I'm worried about is making weight and those springs and associated parts are fairly heavy. Glad to hear & see guys are having good results with out the shocks. I have looked at the Chucky Bird Landing gear, it is all aluminum if mine come in heavy.