Hi all,
I have been seeing this forum whenever I surf the net for aeromodelling info but always thought it is for hardcore RC guys. Tonight I went into the various sections and was quite pleasantly surprised to see that there is a group into Free Flight and specifically into Indoor Rubber powered.
While I have been an aeromodeller since my school days --- I am now 63 years young -- RC was too costly then. I graduated up to control line models. There was a long lay off when I was serving in the Indian Navy where I also did some basic flying training with the Airforce.
After retirement the aeromodelling bug bit again and I picked up where I left off. Perhaps a factor of age -- I gravitated into the fascinating world of Indoor Free Flight ultralights.
No gizmos no aerobatics but you need to know your aerodynamics toget anywhere in this area of aeromodelling
As I read some posts on the free flight section -- we have a whole load of youngsters jumping into quadcopters and RTF RC stuff but who have very little understanding of the aerodynamics involved.
I started off with Walk Along Gliding and then into rubber powered indoor stuff.
I will posts links and pics of what I have been doing.
I read about the 1 min sweepstake. I am happy to say that my longest flight of a rubber powered indoor model is 2 mins 40secs. I am confident I will break the 5 min barrier soon. There is a very good indoor venue in a school nearby with unobstructed high ceiling. Ideal to get good duration flights.
Link of my flight -- The model is the A 6 class called the Almost Tandem -- designed by Bill Gowen who holds the record in the A6 class with a 11 min flight with this model.
I have also designed my own Delta Wing Walk Along Glider
Check these links
http://www.endlesslift.com/delta-wing-walk-along-glider-experiment/http://www.endlesslift.com/delta-wing-experiment-2/Has anyone made a stick and tissue Walk Along Glider
Checkout this video
Can easily keep it in flight for ever -- but age is catching up.
Have a hard disk full of a whole load of info, plans, tips and tricks, trimming techniques, jigs and fixtures for construction etc, all stuff for serious Indoor Free Flight enthusiasts.
Surprisingly even in the west this area of aeromodelling seems to attract the older age group -- 50 plus.
Check out the channel --Foldnation-- on youtube. All my test flight videos are here.
Waiting for the day when we have enough indoor free flight enthusiasts to have an all india meet.
Would love to share my experiences and expertise I have gained in my journey in Indoor Free Flight.
Attached some pic of my indoormodels
Happy flying
Anant