Yes, the plans are there.
But we don't have a date. As yet.
Could be tomorrow already (April 8th), depending on the availabilty of the boat that carries the team with their transmitters across. The crew that does the take off, takes the next ferry and the landing team (I might be one of them) gets up early and takes the first ferry and waits on the cliff top....
The boat developed a technical problem yesterday but it should be OK by now, but if not next possible dates will be: April 14th, 21th or May 5th.
Here's the plan ( it's in Dutch, I'm sorry): http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/threads/th ... st-3877406
The retro part is that we're flying scaled up vintage FF designs this time and next year a 50% scale Bleriot.
The RC is done in a relay. One Tx off, the next on. All controlled and confirmed through handheld portos.
That's why we're using 35MHz, or else controling through different Txes wouldn't be possible.
Bruno
Edit: Boat's OK, I'm leaving for Bleriot Plage now...... Tomorrow (if the weather still permits) will be The Day.
Flying across the sea: Calais-Dover v.v. 2018
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Flying across the sea: Calais-Dover v.v. 2018
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Re: Channel Crossing 2018
'Sounds like a great project...... Good Luck!
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Re: Flying across the sea: Calais-Dover v.v. 2018
We made it, and we didn't.
From Calais to Dover took about 105 minutes and just while bringin her in, the enige quit (no fuel left).
So a dead stick in the meadow.... The rubber bands that held the undercarriage snapped and there it stood, tail up... Just like Louis Bleriot himself...
On the way back we reached speeds of 20 kts. and, after only 65 minutes, when we were no more than 3/4 mile from the french shore, the engine quit which meant a dead stick ditching. But that happened really gently and only 20ft. from the boat, so within 3 minutes we had hauled her aboard.
A bit wet, but nothing serious.
Here's my report (in Dutch, but pictures tell the story): http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/threads/th ... st-3879522
My fellow expedition member Max, who by the way is co designer for (dutch) RBC kits, wrote this report in English: http://www.modelflying.co.uk/forums/pos ... 135107&p=1
Here's the album from my buddy Ernst, he and I were the team that did the landing in the UK...
https://myalbum.com/album/wjnbr9SHPpdQ
I'm the guy with the round glasses and the moustache and the red 'I play 5 string banjo' T-shirt
If we get more pictures and video's I'll post them here.
Last but not least, we were ably assisted on site by members of MFC 'The Bloobirds' from Dover.
'All' we had to do was taking control of the model and landing it, they made it possible for us to concentrate on that task. We owe them big time.
Bruno
From Calais to Dover took about 105 minutes and just while bringin her in, the enige quit (no fuel left).
So a dead stick in the meadow.... The rubber bands that held the undercarriage snapped and there it stood, tail up... Just like Louis Bleriot himself...
On the way back we reached speeds of 20 kts. and, after only 65 minutes, when we were no more than 3/4 mile from the french shore, the engine quit which meant a dead stick ditching. But that happened really gently and only 20ft. from the boat, so within 3 minutes we had hauled her aboard.
A bit wet, but nothing serious.
Here's my report (in Dutch, but pictures tell the story): http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/threads/th ... st-3879522
My fellow expedition member Max, who by the way is co designer for (dutch) RBC kits, wrote this report in English: http://www.modelflying.co.uk/forums/pos ... 135107&p=1
Here's the album from my buddy Ernst, he and I were the team that did the landing in the UK...
https://myalbum.com/album/wjnbr9SHPpdQ
I'm the guy with the round glasses and the moustache and the red 'I play 5 string banjo' T-shirt
If we get more pictures and video's I'll post them here.
Last but not least, we were ably assisted on site by members of MFC 'The Bloobirds' from Dover.
'All' we had to do was taking control of the model and landing it, they made it possible for us to concentrate on that task. We owe them big time.
Bruno
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Re: Channel Crossing 2018 (Completed!)
well done to all !!
Cheers,
Wayne
Once a Retrobate, always a Retrobate............
Wayne
Once a Retrobate, always a Retrobate............
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Re: Flying across the sea: Calais-Dover v.v. 2018
Thank you! I'll pass this on to my fellow team mates.
After inspection there was still 1 liter of fuel left in the tank, so we have no idea as yet why the engine quit and made us fishermen after all, 1 kilometer before concluding the return flight.
Ruud, our engine man will do some thourough testing and we're keen to see those results.
We will cut him some slack here a there is always something like 'real jobs'...
The planning for next year July includes taking part in the festivities around the 110 years anniversary of Bleriot's crossing.
We intend to do it again, but now with a semi scale Bleriot.
I'll keep you informed.
After inspection there was still 1 liter of fuel left in the tank, so we have no idea as yet why the engine quit and made us fishermen after all, 1 kilometer before concluding the return flight.
Ruud, our engine man will do some thourough testing and we're keen to see those results.
We will cut him some slack here a there is always something like 'real jobs'...
The planning for next year July includes taking part in the festivities around the 110 years anniversary of Bleriot's crossing.
We intend to do it again, but now with a semi scale Bleriot.
I'll keep you informed.
F2B or not to be....