Galloping Ghost EP

[rcdoski]

It's your plane Tech, you do what pleases you. It would be much easier to just enlarge the surfaces in the physics and leave it visually, and release both.

 

[space boy]

It's your plane Tech, you do what pleases you. It would be much easier to just enlarge the surfaces in the physics and leave it visually, and release both.

I agree. it'll be awesome to see an apparently scale model flying flip flop!

 

[technoid]

Thanks to everyone that chimed in on this.

I've been thinking about this problem and ended up doing some research on Giant Scale Foam Planes and for an 84" wingspan 10 to 10.5 pounds is a pretty good weight. So I reworked the physics to create a 10.5 lb. plane and it was magic, the plane is at 20 oz. wing loading again. So I guess that's the direction I'm going to go. It's already an electric version so changing it to a foam plane makes sense.

 

[technoid]

I did a little tweaking on the wing and hstab this morning, not much but enough to help the looks a little.

 

[technoid]

Ha I seem to be in slow motion on this one. I did tweak the exhaust this morning so I did work on it a bit.

 

[technoid]

A lot of stuff going on right now so I'm going to be gone for a little bit.

 

[rcdoski]

Hope it's nothing serious. You and yours take care.

 

[space boy]

A lot of stuff going on right now so I'm going to be gone for a little bit.

be well, friend. I'm shooting full-power beams of get-well and strength your way

 

[Ron6234]

I hope all goes well for you and your wife, you are in my prayers

 

[technoid]

I hope all goes well for you and your wife, you are in my prayers

Thanks Ron we're hanging in there. You're in my prayers too.

 

[technoid]

Things have slowed down a little so I've been working on the plane. Right now I'm getting it ready to mirror the wing and hstab to make the other side but I still have some work to do before I mirror them. But at least I'm able to think again and get things done.

 

[technoid]

I finally got the Galloping Ghost flying in RealFlight. I still need to add the physics to retract the gear doors but after that it should be ready to map.

The Galloping Ghost was created from the PX-51 which has an 84 inch wingspan but with the clipped wings the wingspan is now 72 which really increased the roll rate so I need to tame that down a little bit in the physics. Anyway things are moving along just slowly.

 

[space boy]

It's always really good to get your updates, technoid.

 

[technoid]

It's always really good to get your updates, technoid.

Thanks I always appreciate your support.

 

[rcdoski]

Glad to hear it's nearing completion. Enjoyed your update and can't wait to try it out.

 

[technoid]

Glad to hear it's nearing completion. Enjoyed your update and can't wait to try it out.

Thanks. Yeah it's starting to get there but still plenty of work to do

 

[technoid]

I thought I was done for the day when I did my last update but I decided to go back and add the NUP commands to retract the wing gear doors. So added the NUP commands and tested them out so the only thing left to do is some final tweaking to the physics. But I'll wait to do that until after I do the mapping. Oh gosh now's my favorite part.. the mapping. Ugh!

 

[space boy]

Oh gosh now's my favorite part.. the mapping.

 

[technoid]

I took some time this morning to get it ready to map and then mapped the fuselage and canopy.

 

[asj5547]

I knew you would not be able to resist the mapping, have fun.