Can we use gimbal/vector movement of motor instead of rudder/elevator/ailerons

Started by riteshbrd, July 17, 2018, 01:11:16 PM

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riteshbrd

Dear Experts/RC hobbiest/Flyers,

Does gimbal/vector movement of motor mount is an option of rudder/elevator/ailerons,
if you google rckite on the internet you will find that most of the rckites are controlled without using rudder/elevator/ailerons.
Please answer and suggest.

Regds.

AL HAM SHARI

It's possible. But not on Planes. Just visualize how a plane would react if it's thrust goes in various directions It will fly like crazy. The wings are there for a reason. But If we want to try thrust vectoring, A motor far away from the cg can change the direction to an extent. But, It won't be even nearly as good as a control surface. If you search on YouTube, you could see many 3d jets doing thrust vectoring, It looks unstable as hell.Thrust vectoring is useful in some 3d maneuvers like the torque roll etc. But, It still won't replace control surfaces.
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riteshbrd

Does it mean, its good for RCkite as it don't have rudder/elevator/ailerons?

AL HAM SHARI

I thought that you were talking about planes, since you didn't mention about using on rc kites and you were a 'Plane Lover'. I have zero experience in rc kites as of now, let anyone experienced in rc kites reply.
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K K Iyer

@riteshbrd,
Sir, are you talking about kites as with a string?
Or Rogallo wings?
Regards

Edit
Just saw this. Might be of interest to you.


taksh


prasad.chodankar

Quote from: riteshbrd on July 17, 2018, 01:11:16 PM
Does gimbal/vector movement of motor mount is an option of rudder/elevator/ailerons,

If you are looking for this on a plane, please check my thread regarding "The Flying Pomfret".


K K Iyer

@riteshbrd,
Wonder if you saw Mr Chodankar's video...
Link posted in my last msg
Regards