Andrew Jesky's knife-edge at Joe Nall
Joe Vermillion ([email protected]) submitted this photo that he took during one of the biggest RC events held each year: Joe Nall Week. Joe wrote:
On May 16, 2014, in Woodruff, South Carolina, a special event was in full swing at Triple Tree Aerodrome. The 32nd annual Joe Nall Week is considered by many enthusiasts to be the granddaddy of all RC events. I, for one, do not disagree!
During the noontime demo, Andrew Jesky debuted his 93-inch Laser 230z. This fantastic design is powered by a Hacker Q80-8M motor and a Castle Creations Edge 160 ESC. Andrew is running Thunder Power 12S, 5,000 mAh LiPo flight packs and Futaba S9157 high-torque digital servos.
One of the unique features of this airframe was the Smoke-EL wingtip electric smoke system that Andrew and Gunter Zielke installed at the field in the three hours leading up to the demo. This system was designed by Gunter and is completely electric — very impressive!
Aircraft and equipment
- Airframe: 93-inch Laser 230z
- Motor: Hacker Q80-8M
- ESC: Castle Creations Edge 160
- Batteries: Thunder Power 12S, 5,000 mAh LiPo flight packs
- Servos: Futaba S9157 high-torque digital servos
- Smoke system: Smoke-EL wingtip electric smoke system (designed and installed by Gunter Zielke)
Photo details
- Photographer: Joe Vermillion ([email protected])
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Focal length: 110 mm
- Metering: Spot metering
- Settings:
- ISO 100
- Aperture f/7.1
- Shutter speed 1/800 sec
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Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
