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Re: Flying the Hawk
Posted By: Mid7night <pakrat961@yahoo.com>Date: 6/23/10 1:03 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Flying the Hawk (Slith)


: If the nose is very heavy, it's not inconceivable for some heavy weight
: battery or some other doodad to be in the back end balancing it.

You could, but then the CG would move aft, which is BAD. I actually came up with a slick way to add thrusters to the tail to counteract the pitch-forward moment.

: Now, as for hover mode - how easily does it tip over into an unrecoverable
: fall if you bank left or right too much? This was one of the big problems
: with the osprey's design and I think it's an unavoidable one with the
: side-by-side rotors, as they are.

It has a stability-augmentation system to help keep you from flipping it over, but you certainly could if you wanted to. I've tuned it so it's still maneuverable, but also pretty docile. The bigger problem it has right now is transitioning from forward-flight to hover - it's a little tricky. ;-)

Harber Aircraft



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Replies:

Flying the HawkMid7night 6/18/10 5:28 p.m.
     Re: Flying the HawkSlith 6/19/10 9:03 p.m.
           Re: Flying the HawkMid7night 6/20/10 2:19 p.m.
                 Re: Flying the HawkSlith 6/23/10 12:33 p.m.
                       Re: Flying the HawkMid7night 6/23/10 1:03 p.m.
     HAWKS CONFIRMED FOR REACH!SonofMacPhisto 6/20/10 3:03 p.m.
           Re: HAWKS CONFIRMED FOR REACH!Mid7night 6/21/10 11:44 a.m.
           Aw, you got me all excited there for a sec. :S *NM*Ze Moose 6/21/10 10:59 p.m.
           Got me kinda excited too.Train Dodger 6/26/10 4:12 p.m.
                 Re: Got me kinda excited too.ArteenEsben 6/26/10 7:45 p.m.
                       Re: Got me kinda excited too.Train Dodger 6/26/10 11:54 p.m.
                             Argh, forgot about the HTML tags. :P *NM*Train Dodger 6/26/10 11:55 p.m.
     Moar videoz: Flying the Hawk!Mid7night 6/22/10 6:48 p.m.
           You make landing gear exciting! *NM*Leviathan 6/22/10 7:44 p.m.
           Re: Moar videoz: Flying the Hawk!PharaohsRaiment 6/23/10 11:55 a.m.
           Looks pimp as hell, cant wait to see it textured! *NM*doober187 6/24/10 10:43 a.m.
     Textured & Painted HawkMid7night 6/25/10 4:59 p.m.
           Re: Textured & Painted HawkVincent 6/25/10 6:16 p.m.
     Grand Canyon in the SparrowhawkMid7night 6/26/10 2:30 p.m.
           Re: Grand Canyon in the SparrowhawkHedgemony 6/26/10 3:00 p.m.
           Re: Grand Canyon in the SparrowhawkDEEP NNN 6/26/10 4:27 p.m.
                 Re: Grand Canyon in the SparrowhawkMid7night 6/26/10 7:03 p.m.
           Re: Grand Canyon in the SparrowhawkSonofMacPhisto 6/27/10 9:00 p.m.
                 Re: Grand Canyon in the SparrowhawkMid7night 6/28/10 2:50 p.m.
                       Re: Grand Canyon in the SparrowhawkSonofMacPhisto 6/28/10 3:21 p.m.
                             Re: Grand Canyon in the SparrowhawkMid7night 6/28/10 3:58 p.m.
                                   Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawkpete_the_duck 6/28/10 5:39 p.m.



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