owl with no eyes?

The news report suggests that NTSB is not taking much interest. I
imagine Sparrow Hawk owners are more concerned.

Andy

The caption under the pilot's photo says he ejected, yet the aircraft has
BRS.

Vaughn Simon wrote:
> "Andy" <a.durbin@netzero.net> wrote in message
> news:1161438401.465277.76000@m73g2000cwd. ...
> > The news report suggests that NTSB is not taking much interest. I
> > imagine Sparrow Hawk owners are more concerned.
>
> My thoughts exactly! Perhaps the NTSB does not realize that the aircraft
> was more than a "one off" test airframe, or perhaps they don't care because
> there is no N number?
>
> Vaughn

N401MS actually. See the FAA prelim data.

Georgia Tech has flown an H2 powered UAV. Next one is planned to fly
the Atlantic.

Frank Whiteley

"Ralph Jones" <ralph295@> wrote in message
news:e8bkj29jt3m6co656hbs7v0st35dqgc99e@...
> On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:19:51 +0100, "Alistair Wright"
> <awhwright@> wrote:
> Before you can shoot it down you have to SEE it. If it's made of
> fiberglass, forget seeing it on radar, and once it gets in close, gets
> its pictures and transmits them, who cares if it's shot down? You're
> already busted. The next object overhead will be coming in very fast,
> with a load of explosives aboard.
>
You don't have to see it visually. The telemetry transmissions from its
imaging kit will give you plenty of information about its position. It all
depends on how sophisticated your opposition is. A bunch of Talebans
probably wouldn't see this thing, or know about it till the big bang, but
an enemy with decent scanning gear could both see it, and turn it around,
and send it right home. I worked on a project like this for DoD twenty years
ago. I think they may just have got it to work by now.

Must be a hairy experience to ride in a plane being flown on RC by some guy
on the ground!!

Alistair W

>Author : Tom Dukerich
>The caption under the pilot's photo says he ejected,
>yet the >aircraft has BRS.

Maybe a statement of the pilot's confidence in the
BRS?

Steve Leonard

Earlier, Eric Greenwell wrote:

> Actually, aramid fiber cables for the rudder and ailerons; pushrods for
> the elevator and spoilers. The only "string" in it is the yaw string!

Aramid? I thought they were of one of the UHMW polyethelene products
like Spectra or Dyneema.

Bob K.

"Bob Kuykendall" <bob@hpaircraft.com> wrote in message
news:1161615741.259751.9870@e3g2000cwe.p s.com...
> Earlier, Eric Greenwell wrote:
>
>> Actually, aramid fiber cables for the rudder and ailerons; pushrods for
>> the elevator and spoilers. The only "string" in it is the yaw string!
>
> Aramid? I thought they were of one of the UHMW polyethelene products
> like Spectra or Dyneema.
>
> Bob K.
>

Interesting. Arimids tend to turn to dust when exposed to UV.

UHMWPE (Spectra/Dyneema) wouldn't make good control cables since it "creeps"
under constant load and loses tension. Maybe Technora?

Bill D