Time at the bench is minimal and the model (above left) will probably be finished before your flight pack has finished charging. The Hadron flies solid
This is the recommended range for the c.g and it depends on which battery you use. Since I’m using the 3S, I wanted my center of gravity on the sixth line. With my battery all the way forward I was easily able to achieve that.
All that was left to do now was to add the nose cone. You’ll notice two of these in the box and they are identical. Flyzone was nice enough to include a spare nose cone because, well, accidents happen and I’m sure this will be one of those planes that we all will fly while saying to our buddies, “Hey watch this!” With that said, let’s keep it safe and not break any club or AMA rules. With the last few days of outdoor flying season left, I loaded up the Hadron, Tactic TTX650, 3S Li-Po battery and my Triton 2 EQ charger into the back of the Wrangler and headed to the flying field. The first flight was a trim and picture flight performed by a good friend of mine at the field. The second flight was my chance to get some stick time. For my first flight, my friend launched the Hadron for me. I immediately advanced to high throttle and banked into a steep left hand turn. The Hadron felt solid as I pro- gressed into an easy figure eight pattern. A
without any stability problems (above right), as long as you keep your speed up in the turns. Power is abundant even with the 3S Li-Po.
bit more relaxed, I eased down the throttle until I could see a noticeable wing rock. The Hadron will slow down but its wings will rock to let you know airspeed would be a good thing have right about now. I also no- ticed that at mid to lower speeds the tail would wag a bit in the turns.
Flying with the thrust vectoring seemed to help however. Simply put, the Hadron likes to go fast and with a pusher motor, you must maintain a decent speed to keep all your flying surfaces effective. With all of that said, it flies much like a jet. On low rates, the ailerons were very effec- tive as I was able to perform a nice axial roll and loops were still tight. High rates were those suggested within the manual and while I enjoyed the aileron high rates, the el- evator high rates needed tweaking for my personal taste. I flew the Hadron to a comfortable altitude and slowly decreased throttle and applied up elevator. The wing rock came back and soon the Hadron dropped its nose forward a bit and I was able to apply power and fly nor- mally. The Hadron will give you plenty of warning signs before you run out of airspeed but most of us will fly the Hadron at high
speeds, so stalling should not be a concern. Finally it was time to try the signature maneuver of the Hadron, the wicked flat spin. I set switch E into position 1 as in- structed in the manual so that the vectoring thrust would mimic the rudder deflection. I flew to a comfortable altitude and placed both sticks into the opposite upper corners as illustrated in the manual. The Hadron quickly rolled onto its back and slowly en- tered a flat spin, but I wasn’t happy with my sloppy efforts so I exited the maneuver and went for a second try. The second try was better but my transmitter was telling me it was time to land.
Landing is very easy with the Hadron. I simply lined the model up with the runway and brought the throttle all the way down putting the model into a glide. Keep the wings level and flair a bit just before touchdown and you’re presented with a perfect touchdown. The third flight with the Hadron was even
Flyzone did a good job making the bottom look different from the top and the bright red is easily seen in most light. The two strakes on the bottom rear of the wing help the Hadrontrack straight for grass landings.
FLYING MODELS
more fun, however those pesky winds of cen- tral Illinois had reared their ugly head again. Fortunately, the Hadron had no trouble with the 15–20 mph winds. I had to use more throttle but at the higher throttle setting, I did not get bounced around much at all. The third attempt at the flat spin was my best and inverted no less, with a recovery closer to the ground than I had expected. I guess I was too busy laughing out loud as I watched the Hadron perform this slow mo- tion inverted flat spin that I forgot about the ground. No problem however as I had more than enough room to recover by releasing the sticks, and rolling to upright level. As slow as my spin was, I did not notice any ad- vert performance due to the winds that were now increasing. The rudder and vectoring thrust are very effective if set up per the manual; the harder you turn the left stick, the tighter and faster your spins will be. Soon the timer was telling me it was time to land and so as before, I lined up and settled in for a nice landing. The Hadron is a fun model and one you will certainly want to take with you to the field or event. With practice you can perform some great maneuvers. It’s a great all around fun-fly plane and one I’m already looking forward to flying again.
29
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68