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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:59 am 

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To enable for a competitive racing, for the coming pylon race in June, I still prefer to limit the batteries at <=7.4V for Li and <=8.4V (7cell) for Ni. Motor spec must be 400 class or equiv. brushless motor.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:10 pm 

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Will there be a class for the 11V battery?
I know that it's not a legal rule for offical race. But usually the effiency of brushless motor is higher with higher voltage, ie, the performance of lower kv motor + high v is better than high kv motor + low v. I guess the race should be more exciting!

Of course, skills should be another major factor.

just my opinion! :lol:


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:50 pm 

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約左亞堅星期日早上9:00飛鵝山道基維爾營路口等,看當時天氣條件再決定地點


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:28 pm 
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Originally the rule we have discussed is to restrict the LiPo battery to 2-cells (7.4V) which is comparable to a 7-cell NiCD. That will give comparable edges for brushed and brushless motors using either of these battery types. However, if fellow pilots think that all participants will be using 3-cell LiPo with brushless motors anyway, I think the club is open to any suggestion for amending the rules. May be we can set up a vote here to determine the preference.


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:19 am 
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電競速機 ( F5D ) 同電滑翔機 (F5B/F5J) 唔同﹐後者講爆炸力﹐摩打開動時間只有10-30 秒﹐所以用 NiCd 係主流。但電競速機除速度外﹐重要講求耐力﹐所以用鋰電係有佢理由。用鋰電如果限制係兩 cell, 舊電既放電率就要比較高﹐即係迫人用貴野﹐唔係幾好。我就贊成俾用 3 cell。


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:40 pm 

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From what I saw and experienced in the test flight this morning, a proper setup of brushless motor with 2s2p lipo is already good enough to raise your adreline to a very very high level for a 5 to 10 min awesome flight.
I will opt for 2s lipo or 8.4 Nixx and brushless. 3s is too expensive and destructive.


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:09 pm 
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Y C Lui wrote:
電競速機 ( F5D ) 同電滑翔機 (F5B/F5J) 唔同﹐後者講爆炸力﹐摩打開動時間只有10-30 秒﹐所以用 NiCd 係主流。但電競速機除速度外﹐重要講求耐力﹐所以用鋰電係有佢理由 . . . .


Are we going to follow to F5D rules? I remember that it is a F3F style timing event. I think one round would not take longer than one minute (assume 10 legs).


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:09 pm 

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Interesting topics here. I believe the race allowed with 3 cells is more interesting as the planes is able to reach it's top performance at this set up. The price of a 3 cells Lipo is far less than a 3m composite F3F plane. Speed 400 pylon using 2 cells Lipo (even with brushless motor) is very slow and boring. :roll:

Why not divide the race into 2 different classes such as:
1) 2 cells or 8.4V Nixx with brushed motor
2) Open class, no limitation on the motor and battery.

I believe most people want to see some REAL RACING with EP plane flying at over 120+ mph.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:17 am 

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Brushless + 2s lipo on 400 pylon give me 120+ km per hour and 160+ for a master pilot.

Of course dividing the event into limited and unlimited classes will give more fun.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:06 am 

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Pylon Race held at Taiwan. Align Glider SP reaches 180 - 220km per hour.

http://220.130.69.204/VCRSP/SP2.asf

Using the conversion rate: 1 kmph = mph x 1.609
It's top speed hits 136.7mph.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:23 am 

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Right, 2s Lipo or 7cell Nicad can reach an average speed at 120km+ according to yesterday's tests by master pilots. Really fast and exciting! I had taken 3 videos (AVI files) in a total of 1.5MB. for George's plane(powered by 7-cell NiXX), a Mini Viper and a Sun Racer. Anybody can share some spaces at his web to host the files as I can't upload the files to this web.

Movies are here:

http://www.rcsail.com/M_Viper.AVI
http://www.rcsail.com/George_plane.AVI


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:37 am 
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I think, since this is the first time HKRCSS is going to hold such an electric pylon event and we do not have experience on this, if we can stick with a 2-cell LiPo at this race, it may be a bit easier (safety and other factors) and we believe most local pilots still lack of experience in flying highspeed electric, so pushing the speed to its limit is a bit dangerous initially. Perhaps, we can keep the rule for 2-cell LiPo in this race, and relax it in the next race possibly scheduled few months later.

Big Yeung, you can send the movies to me at stan@rcsail.com then I can upload them for you.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:32 pm 

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It is turely a specialized contest for core members then. :?


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:08 am 

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Stanley, I suggest that it may need a new topic High Performance or Pylon Racing, to make sure it will not confuse will Electric Glider, like the RC Groups.com, everybody knows they are different types of plane! Patrick


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:33 pm 
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I've prepared a diagram to illustrate my question. In most pylon races, the racers are flying in "left turn" circling around the poles. So wonder the flying pattern will be like (B) or (C) or stictly be (A). Appreciate if someone can clarify.

Will the pilot be standing in the mid-point between the poles ? Thanks !

p.s. Many thanks to Stanley & Ken on helping me to upload the image

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:35 pm 
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Uploading image again ...

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:49 am 
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GEORGE wrote:
。。。。今個星期日我又會試新配搭,所以我先話去試機,試完一定會講比你知唔同配搭會有乜分別,等你地砌機時唔洗再試好唔好呢 :D


好開心呀﹗耶魯兄弟話留左隻 pylon racer 俾我呀﹗佐治你試成點呀﹖我有個 Hacker B20 26S 摩打 + Schulze future 18He ( 18/24A, 6-8 NiCd ) 電變﹐原本係買黎玩室內電直升機﹐用落耶魯兄弟隻 pylon racer 掂唔掂呀﹖鋰電邊隻抵用呀﹖


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:34 pm 

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Wing wrote:
I've prepared a diagram to illustrate my question. In most pylon races, the racers are flying in "left turn" circling around the poles. So wonder the flying pattern will be like (B) or (C) or stictly be (A). Appreciate if someone can clarify.

Will the pilot be standing in the mid-point between the poles ? Thanks !

p.s. Many thanks to Stanley & Ken on helping me to upload the image

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This is the race course for standard F5D. Will we use this type of course?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:36 pm 

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Y C Lui wrote:
佐治你試成點呀?....鋰電邊隻抵用呀﹖

YC/HENRY,
上星期我用左FUN400-3600Kv + APC4.1 x 4.1 + Phoenix 25A ESC + Thunder Power 2100 2s,全備重量440g地下度24000rpm / 25A / 130km - 160km, 後來換了PACK GP1100 x 7 輸出一樣,不過重左50g速度明顯慢左 :!:
講返摩打YC你隻B20 26S 3460KV估計數據同FUN400-36會差不多,按我所知就算(B20 L)最大電流也只是18-25A,所以如果是(B20 S)我擔心好大機會會燒摩打
鋰電方面TP2100 2S暫時是市面上闊度35mm容量最高的,連續放電25A瞬間31A(20-30秒),以市面其他牌子1800 - 2000mah售價HK$300-$3xx我就覺得TP2100 2s / US$50幾抵用(有人訂開請訂埋,唔該 :P ),Poly-Quest 1800mAh 2S 都唔錯,不過比TP小300mah

GEORGE


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:18 pm 
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Hi, Wing and Henry,

Unfortunately, the rule for the competition is still not yet drafted. I can not really answer the question.

In fact, it is still open for discussion.

Personally, I think, if we adopt the rules used in F5D as Henry indicated, then we need to have sufficent judges and timing gear suitable for manning the contest. We have no experience on that!

If the track is similar to the F3F track then our existing equipment can be used to run the contest.
For safety reason, the F3F type of track has some merits as well, the judges, the CD and the whole crowd can be on one side of the track and far away from it, and we can also define a safety line to protect the workers.

What is your suggestion? All are welcome!


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:37 am 
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今日終於囉到耶魯兄弟隻 pylon racer. 呢類機最緊要輕﹐過過磅先﹗
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以 29 吋機黎講﹐呢個重量 (131.1 gram) 已經可以同東歐靚機媲美
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試下搵天拿水抹抹D油﹐發覺係抹唔甩﹐應該係 epoxy 或 PU 等高抗磨﹐耐腐蝕既油﹐呢D油係 Shooting Star, NYX 級數既機先至用﹐略低檔既機好似法國仔(Miraj)已經唔會捨得用
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隻機既外形
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一般 hollow mould pylon racer 既問題係好唔襟撞﹐撞爛左又難補﹐呢隻機翼既結構係 pink foam + balsa + glass, 強度高過 hollow mould 好多。
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我唔打算打皮買新摩打同電變﹐會用呢套由我隻 Hornet 室內電直升機拆出黎既動力組合﹐希望唔會太差啦﹗
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:29 am 

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Hey YC, the plane looks pretty nice!!! Quite tempting to get one for the Pylon race...

Where did you get it from? How much did it cost?


Charles


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:00 am 
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Charles wrote:
Hey YC, the plane looks pretty nice!!! Quite tempting to get one for the Pylon race...

Where did you get it from? How much did it cost?


Charles



Hi Charles,
You may contact 阿堅 if you are interested in the racer.

Y C Lui


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