Radio Control Jet International - April-May 2018

The brakes are therefore vitally important to

reduce the length of the landing run and also

to increase safety in the event of an aborted

take off, or one where the model veers off the

intended path.

Until now, brakes could only be used in paral-

lel, with both braking equally, however thanks

to the software of the GS-200 we can use

them in different ways, for example mixing

them with the steering by activating a stee-

ring mix. This allows us to steer by braking

one or other wheel, just as full size aircraft

do; obviously we can vary the degree of this

mixing from the display, adjusting it as requi-

red for the model. Another useful function

now available through this unit is the ability to

GS 200 Electron

This connector bank accepts the gear, brake and steering inputs from the Rx, and has the outputs for the steering and up to 8 doors

The GS-200 connections for the retract and brake plugs are servo style, with the battery socket being of Multiplex type.

higher landing speeds of some models, and

because of the residual thrust of the turbine.

In fact, contrary to the situation with a propel-

ler, where if it is rotating below a certain rpm

it does not produce thrust but instead beco-

mes an aerodynamic brake, the turbine pro-

duces some thrust even at idle, and this con-

tributes to extending the landing run.

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