Sailplane outraces a jet
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: PORTO, PORTUGAL
Posts: 81
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Perth, AUSTRALIA
Posts: 122
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Not all that amazing. You can tell by the high Angle of attack of the jet that it is probably going as slow as it can without stalling and the sailplane has probably just came out of a huge dive. show me an RC jet at full power being beaten by an unpowered RC sailplane then I'll be impressed.
![Big Grin](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
#5
![Default](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Dynamic Soaring can get you to pretty spectacular speeds but locations that are suitable for that are unlikely to be viable for model jets.
edit:
an explanation:
http://www.geocities.com/soaringbythebay/dsoar.htm
a German video (21,6 MB wmv) :
http://www.dynamic-soaring.de/images....06_teil_2.wmv
the planes in the video are doing something close to 200 mph.
edit:
an explanation:
http://www.geocities.com/soaringbythebay/dsoar.htm
a German video (21,6 MB wmv) :
http://www.dynamic-soaring.de/images....06_teil_2.wmv
the planes in the video are doing something close to 200 mph.
#9
![](/forum/images/badges/trading_plus_member.png)
My Feedback: (18)
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: New City, NY
Posts: 3,021
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Dean,
you're right. I've been to that website a few times and watched the videos. Absolutely amazing to watch them in that pattern off the slope and watch the radar gun readout increasing on each progressive pass. I remember seeing 301mph.
Marty
you're right. I've been to that website a few times and watched the videos. Absolutely amazing to watch them in that pattern off the slope and watch the radar gun readout increasing on each progressive pass. I remember seeing 301mph.
Marty
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: kent, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 1,958
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
#12
![](/forum/images/badges/premium_member.png)
My Feedback: (73)
![Default](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
ORIGINAL: A10FLYR
BUT!!!! No way could a R/C jet take the "G's" that the sailplane is taking!!
BUT!!!! No way could a R/C jet take the "G's" that the sailplane is taking!!
ORIGINAL: afterburner
Dean,
you're right. I've been to that website a few times and watched the videos. Absolutely amazing to watch them in that pattern off the slope and watch the radar gun readout increasing on each progressive pass. I remember seeing 301mph.
Marty
Dean,
you're right. I've been to that website a few times and watched the videos. Absolutely amazing to watch them in that pattern off the slope and watch the radar gun readout increasing on each progressive pass. I remember seeing 301mph.
Marty
I can tell you I have nailed over that on my modified BobCat Composite ... I had a wing failure on another BobCat ( still around ) and that happened at an estimated 40+ Gs .. Im sure the new one can take even more before failing with the modifications and reinforcements ..
![Big Grin](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
#14
![](/forum/images/badges/premium_member.png)
My Feedback: (73)
![Default](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
by the way, the 40+ maneuver that failed the wing was UNDER 200 mph ( had the plane limited at the time via pitot sensor ) .... I find dropping into a fast pass, the G's never really exceed 15 or so through the maneuver ....
I would love to try slope soaring some time ... no places on the east coast that im aware of for this however ....![EEK!](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif)
Voy
I would love to try slope soaring some time ... no places on the east coast that im aware of for this however ....
![EEK!](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif)
Voy
#15
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: PORTO, PORTUGAL
Posts: 81
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)