A local builder has an E-racer with a Supercharged
IO-540 in it, very much power, etc. He is able to run it up to full power on
the ground, just by putting chocks on the mains, and standing on the brakes.
His chocks are not all that high either, ~1".
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
As much as I joke about
"backwards plastic planes", the only real disadvantage they seem to
have is the inability to tie them down for testing. I can't personally imagine
not doing full throttle tuning/testing on the ground. There must be some way to
restrain that thing enough to tune it on the ground.
I just put a short length of 2 x 4 through the
nose gear door on the Velocity and against the canard bulkhead. Put the
other end against anything that doesn’t move; and go. Well, make
sure the 2 x 4 can’t fall out when not loaded.
Al