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Francesco Meschia from Asti has used successfully our Mle 1025  traction transducer for investigation of the wire tension during the zoom phase of an F3J Pike Perfekt flight.  About 20 measurement flights have been achieved to date allowing Francesco
 to begin to build up a good test data base for F3J.  With few support and a specific adjustment of the transducer's offset  from
 our side and thank to his skills in electronics, he was able to interface our transducer to his Unilog data logger.Here are 2 sample plots. He plans to publish soon an exciting article in RCSD. Here is Francesco's website: http://ilgabbianorc.blogspot.com



Xerus 1.26 software release: This release introduces a new functionnality of 5Hz GPS data on board calculation and transmission to the ground on the HUD. The pilot can continuously monitor the distance  of his airplane. He can switch at any time the display to altitude or speed. This allow a complete control of the flight and the flight manouvers are no more approximative: you exactly lower the flaps of your jet for landing at the right place. If the embedded system is a Xerus expert, which has a recording capacity, he can record the flight path and plot it in Flight Test Studio 1.2  (FTS) the flight data analysis software.
FTS is integrated with Google Earth and produces files that you can open directly in GE.

Application notes

AN-0001 - The Lynx HUD concept
AN-0002 - F3B zoom anatomy investigation 

Flight test reports

F3B High G measurement 27.2 G achieved during the zoom
Airspeed during F3B zoom : 71 m/s(255 km/h) peak airspeed achieved during the zoom