Wednesday, January 17, 2007

More Electrafun Fun

Since learning the roll the other day I've been trying to see what other aerobatics the Electrafun might do.


I have tried:

  • An outside loop - not possible in stock trim as best I can see. The wings just generate too much lift and all the plane does is dives almost perpendicular to the ground. I tried it twice and pulled out both times after losing about 40 metres of altitude with no indication the plane was ever going to tuck under.
  • Hammer stall - success. Full power, pull back on elevator. Power off, let the plane stall and fall away.
  • Flying inverted - success. Make sure you have plenty of altitude, full throttle, dive for speed, pull back and start to loop. At the top of the loop push down (up on the stick) with full elevator. Your Electrafun will "fly" upside down with the fuselage staying horizontal to the ground. However, because the EF doesn't have symmetrical, or even semi symmetrical wings you will lose altitude at a somewhat alarming rate, and the only way you can get out of the inverted position is to pull up with the elevator (back on the stick) and complete your loop so you must leave yourself enough room to do this, otherwise disaster is just a matter of moments away.

I haven't tested what rudder does when flying inverted yet. Watch this space for the results of rudder while flying inverted (will post back in here).

*** Update: Best I can tell, using the rudder whilst inverted just sort of confuses your plane and will make it continue the loop that you started ***

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