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G"day all,After the previous manager of the Royal AeroSports Club of Jordan failed to put a single aircraft in the air- and failed to sell the RAF2000 they had on hand, a new management has swept in, and is getting enthused by sick of my nagging to get the gyro working again. My question in this... It"s hot, (can get up to 40 deg C plus, though I doubt much flying will be done in those temps) and reasonably high (1500M) in the Wadi Rum area (where Lawrence of Arabia was filmed- see http://www.royalaeroclub.com/ for pics)- what special precautions need to be taken in setting the gyro up and flying it?Thanks in advance for your help...Geoff
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It gets hot,[ 48c+] humid and its bout 1500" ASL, and yes, my RAF in stock form was pitiful on days like that.A 914 fixed the DA/ power/weight problem, and a bigger diamiter prop and more efficiant rotors help alot.Now a 48c day is a pleasure to fly in, cept for the occasional eye full of sand from the multitude of wirly winds.
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Thanks Birdy,I can sort the engine out, thanks for that guidance but how big do I make the prop and what kind of blades should I get the club to purchase.bestGGPS We"re at 1500 Metres, not feet!
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PS We"re at 1500 Metres, not feet!I know, but with the AD taken into account ere one a bad day, it can be as high as 15,000" +.How big?Well, to get a decent size prop in the RAF frame you"ll need to chop n drop the keel bout 5" lower to fit it in.The bigger the better coz its grabn more of that thin air.Im run"n a 72" WD on the 914, and its much better than a 68" in the heat, but id like to go wider in the chord now.To be fair, the RAF blades did have sum lift, but didnt seem to be as efficiant as the same size extruded alloys im run"n now.And im not a fan of the RAF engineering either. >
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