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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / December 2005gyros on planes
I stumbled across a post awhile back that mentioned putting a gyro on the rudder of a plane and was wondering about how beneficial it would be and how well (or poorly) it would work. If you try to roll the plane using ailerons (with no rudder inputs) will the rudder fight you and try to keep the plane going straight? Would you have to put in just a little bit of rudder to let the gyro know it's ok to let the plane turn? I could see some advantages for take-offs and landings, and for making some very straight loops, but what else wold it be good for? It seems like it would be nice to turn it off at the other times. Steve > I stumbled across a post awhile back that mentioned putting a gyro on > the rudder of a plane and was wondering about how beneficial it would > be and how well (or poorly) it would work. I was thinkin gthat myself today as I've got a micro gyro that says it's suitable for aircraft. But I was thinking it's perhaps more applicable to the roll axis rather than the rudder, especially on more unstable models like scale jets. Si | If you try to roll the plane using ailerons (with no rudder inputs) | will the rudder fight you and try to keep the plane going straight? | Would you have to put in just a little bit of rudder to let the gyro | know it's ok to let the plane turn? I think the gyro would actually try to take care of sychnronizing the turn for you if you didn't rather than fight you on it. | I could see some advantages for take-offs and landings, and for | making some very straight loops, but what else wold it be good for? | It seems like it would be nice to turn it off at the other times. Putting gyros on planes isn't rare at all. Usually it's put on the rudder, and yes it does help with keeping your plane tracking straight down the runway, and probably with loops too. And yes, it's nice to be able to turn it on and off, as the gyro will fight you on some maneuvers. I've only got one plane with a gyro on it -- it's a discus launch glider, and the gyro helps it to straighten out more quickly at launch time. I'm not sure it's really needed, and suspect that it might make thermals a bit harder to detect, so I need to do some more experimenting with it to see if I want to leave it there or not. (It was there in the plane when I got it.)  SignatureDoug McLaren, dougmc@frenzy.com I didn't claw may way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables! > I stumbled across a post awhile back that mentioned putting a gyro on > the rudder of a plane and was wondering about how beneficial it would [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Steve My gyro gives instructions for use in fixed wing models. No problems at all (can use with any axis) but NO HEADING HOLD MODE!! Gerard kw -- Minimol |
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