My X8 launcher

[Flyn]

Nice one mate, glad it worked!

[Skipper Billy]

Well done Coyote.

[Zeeflyboy]

Wahey congrats!

Looked like the hook wasn't going to release for a moment there on the first launch!

[Coyote]

Yeah I wondered lol It went to the left on launch, I compensated too much tbh so it stayed on for a bit longer than I thought it would.

Ill try again tomorrow without the chute as well. To see if I can get a higher pull speed ( 47kph was max on OSD ) without all the drag of the chute.

[MarkLincs]

Stunning  ;D

[bignose13]

Well done mate
Yep I reckon a better result without the chute tbh

[skyscraper]

Weh--Hey!

The parachute is useful to stop hitting people on the head.  I just used to use a bit of rag though, when I used to make free flight gliders. I seem to remember that tieing something heavy ( such as a 12 mm nut) a couple of inches in front of the rag helps to pop the ring off the hook.

Glad it worked!

regards
Andy

[Coyote]

Cheers guys :)

In front or behind the rag Andy ? And should the rag be on the extension to the plane of the flying lead to the launchers trigger bud ?

[skyscraper]

Cheers guys :)

In front or behind the rag Andy ? And should the rag be on the extension to the plane of the flying lead to the launchers trigger bud ?

Put the nut the other side of the rag from the ring. The nut hangs down. The rag is sideways to the wind and the ring is at a better angle to slip off.

So goes the theory anyway!

regards
Andy

[skyscraper]

Cheers guys :)

In front or behind the rag Andy ? And should the rag be on the extension to the plane of the flying lead to the launchers trigger bud ?

Oh yeah... Rag should be on the bit with the ring for the plane hook I think

regards
Andy

[Coyote]

Ok Ill try that next cheers :)

[wgt40w]

Nice launcher Coyote, but isn't it just typical that as one thing works (launcher) something else (motor/prop) fails !!

[Tim Chambers]

If you put the ring at the top off the parachute it will stay furled until the hook releases, you only really need it with long towlines to stream the line back downwind.

[g.collins]

Nice one Ian, works a treat, you can call it buddy pips, or billy no mats launcher.
:laugh: G

[Coyote]

Lol G,