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1. • Aircraft have no need for external control

     
     • The essence of free-flight is that the aircraft have no need for external control, for instance by radio. Aircraft of this type have been flown for over two centuries. They are designed to be inherently stable in flight; if disturbed by a gust of wind or a thermal current they will return automatically to stable flight.
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   What is a free flight model?

   • They set their own course and are free of any control from the ground. If you have ever tossed a folded paper airplane or a dime store balsa glider, you have flown a free flight model in its most basic form. Free flight models are of two basic types: those that are flown indoors, and those that are flown outdoors.

   what is free flight? - National Free Flight Society

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   Can a free flight model aircraft be remotely piloted?

   • A free flight model aircraft cannot be remotely piloted and does not have software or systems for autonomous control of the flight path. A flight termination device may be fitted. The aircraft trim is adjusted prior to flight.

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   How can a free flight model fly autonomously?

   • In order to fly autonomously, Free Flight models must be sufficiently stable in all three dimensional axes: pitch, roll, and yaw. This is opposite of most forms of active-control flight where maneuverability is desirable. For conventional (wing in front, horizontal stabilizer in back) FF aircraft, there is a narrow longitudinal (fore/aft) CG range.

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   What are the different types of free flight models?

   • Free flight models are of two basic types: those that are flown indoors, and those that are flown outdoors. Indoor models are very light, slow flying models powered by twisted rubber strips driving a large propeller. Hand launched gliders and gliders catapulted into the air by a loop of rubber strip are also flown indoors.

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   Are free flight aircraft a replica of a man-carrying aircraft?

   • Aircraft of this type have been flown for over two centuries. They are designed to be inherently stable in flight; if disturbed by a gust of wind or a thermal current they will return automatically to stable flight. For this reason most free flight aircraft are not replicas of man-carrying ones, for they are designed for a quite different purpose.

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   Why is free flight modeling important?

   • The grace and beauty of models flying freely and without restraint is an important source of the enjoyment provided by free flight modeling. There is an air of magic and mystery in watching your own creation soar and rise, powered the sun and the wind. It is a source of satisfaction that never grows old.

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3. www.modelaviation.com › beginner-free-flightBeginner's Guide to Free Flight - Model Aviation

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   It’s a thrill, a challenge, a puzzle. It’s other guys like you, the world around, striving for the same graceful beauty of flight. It’s comradeship across all human barriers. It’s bull sessions through the wee hours. It’s fierce competition, with the highest of sportsmanship. It’s a battle against nature … her perversity … her law of gravity. “Free...

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   Dethermalizers (DTs) are essential equipment on nearly any outdoor FF model. They come in various forms such as a tilt-up stabilizer or pop-up wing, but the concept is the same: normal lift-producing airflow is disturbed greatly causing the model to descend at a much faster rate, thus saving it from thermal updrafts. Most FF plans and kits have pro...

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   In order to fly autonomously, Free Flight models must be sufficiently stable in all three dimensional axes: pitch, roll, and yaw. This is opposite of most forms of active-control flight where maneuverability is desirable. For conventional (wing in front, horizontal stabilizer in back) FF aircraft, there is a narrow longitudinal (fore/aft) CG range....

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5. bmfa.org › project › free-flightFree Flight - British Model Flying Association

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   Free Flight. Is what it says it is! Once the model has been released there is no further control from the ground other than a link to operate a trigger to safely bring down the model down by tipping the tail plane. Sometimes this is activated by an on-board timer either mechanical or electronic.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Free_flight_(model_aircraft)Free flight (model aircraft) - Wikipedia

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   Free flight is the segment of model aviation involving aircraft with no active external control after launch. Free Flight is the original form of hobby aeromodeling, with the competitive objective being to build and launch a self controlling aircraft that will consistently achieve the longest flight duration over multiple competition rounds ...

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8. www.freeflight.org › education › what-is-free-flightwhat is free flight? - National Free Flight Society

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   Free flight model airplanes follow the wind and soar in rising thermal currents of warm air. They set their own course and are free of any control from the ground. If you have ever tossed a folded paper airplane or a dime store balsa glider, you have flown a free flight model in its most basic form.

9. rcc.bmfa.uk › article-16Article 16 – Model Aircraft & Drone Flying – Be Lawful – Be ...

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   Free Flight Model Aircraft Our Authorisation defines a free flight model aircraft as follows: A free flight model aircraft cannot be remotely piloted and does not have software or systems for autonomous control of the flight path.

10. www.modelaviation.com › what-is-free-flightWhat Is Free Flight? - Model Aviation

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    FF model airplanes follow the wind and rising thermal currents of warm air. They set their own course and are free from any control from the ground. If you have ever tossed a folded paper airplane or a dime-store balsa glider, you have flown FF in its basic form. FF aircraft can be grouped into two types: indoor and outdoor.