Split Elevon Air Brake Testing on Flying Wing

Cool idea - you've got great energy - what are you taking ?
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Great thinking, probably the best solution. Good luck trimming them out!

Oh, and finish driving home next time before you finish your video!
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i am doing a similar thing at the moment with a 40" twin motor flying wing here is a link to the thread:http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2091582

i a currently waiting for servos for it
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Very cool idea.

Have you considered using one of the multiposition switches on your 9x to progressively engage the air brake mixing? I suspect that might help with the sudden bucking you're getting when you flip it on - step down your air speed a bit at a time so you don't suddenly have control surfaces hitting the airflow all at once.

I had programmed something similar for my Bixler. A switch would trim both ailerons up to dump some lift and trim the elevator slightly down to keep the nose attitude right. Each stepping of the switch would increase the amount of trim added. Takes some playing around to get the mix right, but it definitely helped with the never-ending glide problem. :)
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i wanted to try something similar on my divinity 2 wing but using the rudder flaps that flitetest used in there episode on rudders on flying wings i was just going to deploy both to slow the wing down and not worry about using them as a rudder . the episode was really good and worth a watch
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Great idea! Have you thought about mixing in rudder? I want to make a HO229 kind of wing, and it has no vertical stabilisers. I was thinking alone a similar line, but more like the brakes on an A10 warthog (they split along the aileron so there is a top and bottom half). Your idea is much simpler, Thanks!!

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