Someone told me that GWS still sells the servo that Cirrus labeled as the CS-21. Personally, I'm not sure I trust them on anything but a slow flying airplane.
Pilot Frank wrote: > > I like the Cirrus CS-21BB HP but unfortunately they are discontinued, I > wonder why. They have a lot of power for their size. > 23 oz/in compared to 17 oz/in of the JR241, and they are smaller, too. > Does anyone still have some in stock? > > Thanks, > > Frank > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "James Osborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "FRED SAGE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jack Womack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 10:33 PM > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Hitec 225 strikes again > > > At 08:59 PM 2/17/03 -0800, James Osborn wrote: > > > > >Note I have also been told that V-tail airplanes are more robust in this > > >sitation. Since you have TWO servos providing pitch control, if one > > >locks up, you may be able to save the airplane with appropriate pilot > > >input. > > > > I'll vouch for that. I had two Cirrus CS-21's controlling the v-tail of > my > > Mini Acacia. Had them in there for about a year. Then, one time, while > > DS'ing, I just couldn't get the thing in the grove. I went back the the > > front side and something just didn't feel right, but I attributed it to > > bumpy conditions. I landed just in case and discovered that one the > v-tail > > servos had completely failed. It was completely dead. Lucky for me it > > froze in neutral. The only effect was that the plane was pulling to one > > side when elevator was applied. > > > > I've since replaced both servos with JR241's (which cost around the same, > > btw). > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with > MIME turned off. > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and >unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. -- _____________________________________________________________ Brett Jaffee [EMAIL PROTECTED] R/C Slope and Power Homepage http://home.earthlink.net/~jaffee The Unoffical Extra 300 Home Page http://members.nbci.com/bjaffee/extra300/ OnTheWay Quake 3 Server Utility http://www.planetquake.com/ontheway _____________________________________________________________ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
