Hmmm. The only v-tail bug I've ever heard about involved elevator compensation on a v-tail when crow was used (one side of the v-tail would more more then the other). I know lots of people who use the 9C on a v-tail full house glider with no problems.
At 09:17 AM 4/19/04 -0500, Robert Samuels wrote: >I've, too, had some weird experiences with Futaba. 2 years ago I bought a >9C and tried to set it up with a full house sailplane with V-tail. It would >not work and when I called Hobbico they advised that there was a bug in the >program that would not allow it to work with a V-tail. They traded me for a >8U super that did work. Recently I tried to add differential to my V-tail >per instructions in Don Edberg's book. In addition to some rather strange >travel results it caused my rudder trim to reverse direction. This was >confirmed by Hobbico who had no remedy and said this particular bug was also >in the 9C. They claimed that simply using the V-tail setting caused the >rudder trim to reverse but I did not find that. As for flap travel, I get >full travel but I can't remember if I had to use some trick such as the >OFFSET function. I suggest you get Edbergs book for the 8U. Hobbico said >the programming was the same in the 8U and the 9C that only the interface >was different. > >Robert Samuels, St. Louis > >>From: "Luz, Marlon N" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [RCSE] FW: F3J - 9CAP (butterfly) - 90 degree flaps. >>Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 23:20:38 -0400 >> >> Wondering if someone could help or already had problems on trying to >>get full flap servo travel on the 9cap for channel 5. >> The plane is a brand new eraser xtreame dbox +tail, futaba 9cap, >>futama PCM receiver and hitec 5125 digital servos. Mode is Glid2flp. >> Here is the challenge, at least to me :). Before activating all >>mixes, I assembled the right wing flap, connected to channel 3 to test >>geometry and full deflection. Perfect 90 degrees ...looking ok, time for >>the >>left flap..same thing, connect on channel 3 to test and 90 degree. >> Both flaps tested !!! Ok, easy....now time to mount the plane and >>start playing with the mixes. Right flap on channel 5, Left flap on channel >>6, right aileron on ch1 and left on ch7. >> Activating butterfly...here is the problem... can't find a way to >>make the servos connected on channel 5 and 6 to have the same travel as >>when >>they were connected on ch3. Seems like the 9cap limits the total travel on >>channel 5 and 6. >> Function "end point" only works at one end of the travel no effects >>on the other. On butterfly, tried to set the flap to 100%, but at 60% the >>servo is already at max travel...but mechanical, the servo still has a lot >>of travel to go. >> >> Tks in advance for those who might take their time to help. >> >> Best Rgds, >> Marlon >> >> >> >> >>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. > >_________________________________________________________________ >From must-see cities to the best beaches, plan a getaway with the Spring >Travel Guide! http://special.msn.com/local/springtravel.armx > >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] Brett's Slope and Power Home Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~jaffee 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.
