20 into 1

I understand that Winfred broke a line on his Typhoon....the 20 pointer that he flew at the Nats with a Saito .91 and Z-tro.
He was testing the new ROJett .77.

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LAST EDITED ON Dec-12-04 AT 11:06 AM (CST)
 
A RO 77. WOW Me thinks it was too big (engine)and wore out(Plane).
DO WE NEED a 77? if SO WHY? What sized lines do you use with a 77. .022? Lots of questions.

Scott(could you see a 5' 120 lbs Person fly it)Riese}>

Windy only flew the Typhoon about 1000 flights...he "retired" it at the end of the season. I have no clue as to why he chose to reactivate it....
The ROJett is, by early accounts, a sweetheart....and NOT a racing type motor, but the largest displacement that Rich could cram into an existing case............I cannot figure out why Ms. Ashcan was tasked as the mule.

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It's a shame...

Here is the report I got from Windy Friday. 10 flights and one of the lines broke. Previous day, while many flyers were present, he thinks someone stepped on and or tangled in his lines. When flying solids he wipes each time he fly’s. This means he never really "feels" the lines for imperfections through the cleaner cloth. This was his best guess.

Scott, this plane had a 90 Saito in it before the 77. The RO-Jett 77 was showing slower lap times with better quality line tension.

The goal in the Typhoon was to resurrect the plane for competition with a large bore engine and muffler (non piped) and see if it was competitive. Windy found it to be very much so even with the limited (10or so) flights he had before its demise. Prop was a Gator 14x4, 4 blade. RPM was 9200, 5% fuel, plane weight was in the low 60s.

Most of the prelim flights were done in his Miss Ashley (about 6 gallons) with pipe and mufflers. The Typhoon will not take a pipe and was flown with muffler. Windy had about 3 different mufflers to try but did not get around to them.
Richard Oliver

>Here is the report I got from Windy Friday. 10 flights and
>one of the lines broke. Previous day, while many flyers were
>present, he thinks someone stepped on and or tangled in his
>lines. When flying solids he wipes each time he fly’s. This
>means he never really "feels" the lines for imperfections
>through the cleaner cloth. This was his best guess.
>
>Scott, this plane had a 90 Saito in it before the 77. The
>RO-Jett 77 was showing slower lap times with better quality
>line tension.
>
>The goal in the Typhoon was to resurrect the plane for
>competition with a large bore engine and muffler (non piped)
>and see if it was competitive. Windy found it to be very
>much so even with the limited (10or so) flights he had
>before its demise. Prop was a Gator 14x4, 4 blade. RPM was
>9200, 5% fuel, plane weight was in the low 60s.
>
>Most of the prelim flights were done in his Miss Ashley
>(about 6 gallons) with pipe and mufflers. The Typhoon will
>not take a pipe and was flown with muffler. Windy had about
>3 different mufflers to try but did not get around to them.
>Richard Oliver

WOW thanks Richard

I hate to hear of the loss of such a good airplane.
Do you think Winfred will use the remains to make a repair video?
Bill <><

Nope. He says way too many pieces this time. He was pretty despondent over this crash.
Richard

>Nope. He says way too many pieces this time. He was pretty
>despondent over this crash.

I heard about this a few weeks ago, when he posted to email looking for a replacement spinner. It's a shame.

The Saito 91 is a relatively heavy motor by our standards. The Full scale Typhoon has a short nose. The 91 in the short nosed Typhoon worked out perfect from semi scale standpoint. I supposed Windy felt that the Typhoon was the logical choice for the 77. The Rojett 77 and the Saito 91 are probably close in the power curve. The Typhoon is a big ship designed to handle the power of the Saito 91. Hence the Rojett 77. If his lap times were similar, then I assume a lot of cats will go for the Rojett 77 without the pipe. Windy did not use any augmented exhaust systems on the Saito 91 and by all accounts, he didn't need it. If the Rojett is similar to the Saito 91, I guess most guys will dump the pipe. The props we has using on the Rojett "Big Block" were similar to the Saito 91 props.

"Next month I will host a model aviation forum with Brett Buck, Igor Burger and Ted Fancher. I am not worried one bit because I know that Jeebus will protect me."
"Homer J. Simpson"

And why do you think most guys will "dump" the pipe? With or without the pipe these engines are going to develop the same horsepower. The pipe is being used for control, not power augmentation. You still have a choice, but the larger engines do not obsolete the pipe system.

Windy has never been shy with his models. He flies them and lets others fly them. He gives them away, re-engines them. Not too suprising he was flying the Typhoon. It was cool.
Anyone know what happened to the yellow and black V-Max Sidewinder?
Chris...

>Windy has never been shy with his models. He flies them and
>lets others fly them. He gives them away, re-engines them.
>Not too suprising he was flying the Typhoon. It was cool.
>Anyone know what happened to the yellow and black V-Max
>Sidewinder?
>Chris...

It won Advanced at the Nats in 1996.

Yep,

But was relegated to 4th after the protest though!

LAST EDITED ON Jan-02-05 AT 11:21 PM (CST)
 
What size of lines, single or stranded, stainless or music ?

The lines were .018" stranded, from Jersey Strand and Cable, I believe.

The consensus is that they were trod upon....the situation at the Ridgefield Park site is such that, when Giacobone sets the pits up, because he flys backwards, the handles are placed in very close proximity.

When "normal" guys set up and fly, there is plenty of room...

I believe that Windy is certainly as cautious as most when it comes to lines....they are wiped every flight and he frequently pull tests his stuff....I bet that this was a case of someone "hog tired" who didn't realize the damage that he had done.

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Rich,

Do you or anyone know this to be true? Or is this just conjecture? What conclusive proof is there?

What's true? That he lost the plane?
An e-mail a couple of weeks ago said that the autopsy revealed a broken line mid length.......and speculation that it had either snagged on something or been stepped on.....as Windy usually wipes his lines as he walks to his handle and has someone else move the plane, I tend to exclude the snag deal....he's too conscientious to ignore something like that.

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