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The first French Indoor meeting of the year was
held in Wissous (91) on January, 3rd,1999.
 Merging Free Flight and R/C Indoor enthusiasts,
this meeting allowed fruitful exchanges between adepts in
these two categories, so true it is that new RC Indoor fans
can learn a lot from their FF seniors.
But,
with no doubt, the chief attraction of the show was the
presentation by three among the best French Indoor
specialists (the Twisteuse team), Jean-Marie Piednoir,
Gerard Jumelin and Jean-Yves Martin (from left to right on
the picture) of what could be the lightest R/C Slowfly of
the world (proportional FM radio), a 28 gramme R/C
plane!
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The
king first! The Wizard of
Oz, it is his name, effectively weighs 28 grammes
(one ounce, where his name comes from!), with a 64 cm span
and a wing load of 3,1 g/dm2 (1 oz/sq-foot).
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The
receiver, the speed controller and the two actuators are all
home-made and weigh 5 grammes total. The motor (HS80 servo
motor) weighs 2 grammes and is fed by two NiCd 50 mAh cells
and a dc/dc converter (2,2V to 5,5V).
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The FF models
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All
the FF models, peanuts, pistachios and a 1,8 gramme
helicopter got tremendous applause. A lot can be learnt from
FF technics and from the way they are trimmed or decorated.
A lot of thanks to the author for this nice demonstration.
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The other models
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Among scale models, a Demoiselle and a Gee-Bee
were presented. they both fly very well.
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Jean-Michel Yvé and his Horten wing,
Hortense.
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Strange, but it flies!
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The last Gerard's delirium.
"Lucy in the Sky".
And she flies!
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The SOPWITH from Didier Galimand.
As it was presented at the meeting on the left.
As it was two weeks later, on its maiden flight
on the right!
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