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No worries, didn't come across as such.
I thought your comment about visibility was legitimate though.
Have a better day :yo:
I thought your comment about visibility was legitimate though.
Have a better day :yo:
Nice pictures and good point.
The current fin and rudder setup is being reduced for better rotor and ground clearance. That is done. I think it is a good change too. Even with the stinger skid the rudders still dragged occasionally and you don't want that to happen to your ship. I think I saw that in one of the video clips on You-tube too.
Not having flown the ship with the new modified tail setup and 'secondary' rudder or nose-gear rudder (nose rudder or nudder?:lol:we need a good name for this thing!) as you named it, I cannot personally comment on the control authority with it.I flew the ship with the two-fin setup and she handled beautifully. I do believe thought that the flight test program they are busy with right now for certification will highlight any problems if they exist.
I do know that Carlos tested the nose-gear rudder and reported it worked great. We have tested the ship in low power and power-off flight before with the two-fin setup and found no adverse handling characteristics. Of course your rudder authority is reduced, but that is to be expected. In the event of an engine failure, I am confident that you will have more than adequate control authority.
Obviously this is something they will consider, test and document during the current flying portion of the certification.
Very cool and way to market!!!We are working with a movie studio to present the PHENIX in a Sci-Fi movie being produced right now.
The movie will feature PHENIX paraphernalia as props, including our T-Shirts, WWII era vintage-feel PHENIX posters and maybe even PHENIX sew on badges for flight crew uniforms.
YOU can help choose the poster or posters to be used in the movie, and we will be selling copies of the poster or posters in our PHENIX online store after the winning design has been chosen.
View the T-Shirts http://www.phenixgyro.com/new-page-1/
Right now the designers are finalizing the designs and in 3 days we will post a link to vote/view on your favorite poster to be used in the movie!