2018 to 2019 CEF Run What YA Brung UNLIMITED speed contes (CLOSED)

GUS THE I.A. wrote:I don't know how to make a YouTube video stick on this. So I will try to manually input the link to the video of my entry flight. I think to actually get to the video, you will have to put in the http stuff before all these letters I'm going to show. Thank you!



If somebody knows how to link the video to this site, please do! Also, teaching me how to do it would probably be a great idea also! Thanks again!

Great flight. Thank for posting. Speed looked good.

Thanks for helping me with the video! Funny thing is: I am not able to view it on this site. Ha ha! Something about my browser doesn't accept it. So, thanks for getting it on here so everyone else can see it!
By the way, it must be known that the lines on my flight are 32' long, according to the rules on here. It showed 32' for reeds, and 42' for TD-type engines. Who is supposed to figure out the speed?
Its too windy today, to try out the JATO conversion, so I guess time will expire for the extra prize offering for that attempt!  Dang!
Thanks again, everyone, for keeping the elements lit of these little engines!
Oh! And I think if the speed is calculated after about the 3rd lap, when the engine dragged- down a little, 10 solid laps can probably give the best time. Maybe. Thanks! GUS.

This is what I get when I try to see my video on here.

Gus I'm getting 57 MPH on your run. I'm not the judge and Brad has had some input here as well. Ken

Wow, cool Ken! Thanks! And I hope Brad comes up with a good speed, too! Anyway, I think that's a good speed, right? Thanks!

Brad, your assistance in my opinion is most helpful. I think it also takes any doctoring of numbers from the equation. My method is also a average of laps. I'm using a stopwatch so I do it over and over checking for accuracy. I took Doug's best lap time and arrived at 56. something. If I recall it was 2.48. I certainly would like to see more going on with this and I felt the choice to run anything would've pacified that.

This is the FISE entry from the end of page 4.   https://www.facebook.com/tatijana.feil/videos/2518982331517636/  I figure about 69.32 mph from the first 5 laps.  Only got 8 on the video.  I guess that makes me the first loser in the TD (.051)  class.  42 ft. lines .009" dia.  Sorry about the Facebook vid.  I am not patient/techsavvy enough to register on Youtube.  This is a good calculator for different # of laps.  A bit inconvenient because of the metric length.  http://www.flycl.co.uk/control_line_speed_calculator.htm

I measured 13 seconds for 5 laps a few times, so the numbers you punched in were slower at 33 seconds. I got 13 seconds x2 to get 10 laps which would be 26 seconds for 10 laps. The calculator gave him 52.68 mph. Pretty much what Ken calculated.

1/2A Nut wrote:Alan your engine was not singing you should do another vid.

Alan 13.125 laps / 42' lines TD
1799.28 ÷ 26.2 seconds = 68.675 mph (5 laps x 2)

Ya I know the setting was off. The motor was shaking too much and the fuel was foaming. Any leaner and it would quit on the ground. It would have been all right in the air once the centrifugal force took over and the bubbles went inboard. The .051s are not balanced as well as the .049s and the tank mount is not very solid. I could have put in an .049 and even mixed up some higher nitro fuel. Another mount and a bladder... My lovely assistants had trouble finding time to help. I do have the proto in my avatar that is monoline that went 82 mph but I don't want to fly it on grass.

While I should not be taken as official, I believe midnight is the deadline, so a half hour from now? I don't know what happened to Roddie and his pretty Rare Bear, and the others.

I'm out...fuel delivery problems kept the Meteor on the ground.

Wow! If the contest is extended, I can whip-up a TD entry, too! We'll see.

I clearly stated that I will be working when the deadline for entries comes about. That said, I am still working so entries are still being accepted until I can find enough time to judge the contestants.

While I do appreciate the help in calculating lap times and overall speed, please understand that myself or Fred is the deciding party.

This is a fun event so let’s curb the competitiveness. Fred and I spoke last week and came to an agreement that prizes will be in the form of gift certificates from our major supporters.

It made more sense to send out gift certificates than cash or checks, also it allows us to give back to those who support our many events and lets Fred relax a bit as he could use some rest.

More to come, please be patient, you guys have worked hard and it hasn’t gone
unnoticed.

Ron

Yes Eric that would be fine.

Hope my post didn’t come off as me being too sharp. You guys are all doing good things so no worries.

Ron

Phew...I got a reprieve!