" In the meantime, Bede came up with another novel solution to the problems of converting pilots to the new aircraft. They took an engine-less example and bolted it to the front of a pickup truck on a trapeze, attaching the pilot's throttle control to the truck's. Pilots could test fly the aircraft without danger - if a problem developed the driver of the truck simply hit the brakes.[14] "
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I saw some one testing out a remote control gas helicopter model with 4 cords attached so it could only go up maybe 3 inches high. This to test ability to fly low hover. As much as you could do is strain pulling in a direction trying to tip over, but not enough. The blades could not hit the ground either. Many years ago before any help from microprocessors and the drone craze now.
I expect this thing with the truck as mentioned above is for sort of a trainer not capable of allowing a crash for someone learning the small kit plane feel for controls.
I used u-control glow plug airplanes as a kid. Some where is a .010 cc Tedee Engine some where... not sure where it disappeared to. The first ones I flew were plastic and I was mailing away for parts early on. Later carved a solid wing and put two 0.049 cc for twin power on a home made u-control.
From 1/3 down from top of that web page.
I saw some one testing out a remote control gas helicopter model with 4 cords attached so it could only go up maybe 3 inches high. This to test ability to fly low hover. As much as you could do is strain pulling in a direction trying to tip over, but not enough. The blades could not hit the ground either. Many years ago before any help from microprocessors and the drone craze now.
I expect this thing with the truck as mentioned above is for sort of a trainer not capable of allowing a crash for someone learning the small kit plane feel for controls.
I used u-control glow plug airplanes as a kid. Some where is a .010 cc Tedee Engine some where... not sure where it disappeared to. The first ones I flew were plastic and I was mailing away for parts early on. Later carved a solid wing and put two 0.049 cc for twin power on a home made u-control.
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