Re: Flight Trim Adjustment
Leroy
I usually will build in a little stab tilt for left turn. If it doesn't come out right then you're on your on to do what works best for you. I can usually twist the tailboom enough to correct the turn circle. You can also bend the boom a bit to get some left rudder. If you go too far with either correction and the boom cracks, just put a tiny drop of thin CyA on the crack and it'll be as good as new. If you go way too far and wind up holding a 2 piece airplane just have someone hold it together while you glue it - and try to get the boom adjustment done at the same time.
I'm pretty crude about field adjustments. If a straight piece of balsa isn't doing what I want it to then it will become a crooked piece of balsa. This will offend a lot of people who pride themselves on craftsmanship and I apologize for my crudity - it's just the way it is.
The big advantage of having the tubes on the flying surfaces is in stacking wings and stabs in a box for transporting.
There is no reason for the angled tips except to look a little better than square tips. This is the reason for the name since Bernie Hunt's F1D is done this way and is called Big Square.
----- Original Message -----
From: LeRoy C Cordes
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:14 PM
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Flight Trim Adjustment
Bill, your instructions on the "Little Square" say, "Adjust for left turn
by raising left side of stab until desired turn circle diameter is
achieved"
How do you achieve this ? Do you remove and reglue stab posts, or what ?
Is there a reason that you prefer the wing post tubes mounted on the wing
as opposed to mounting on the motor stick ?
Also, is there a function for the addition of the angled L.E. on the wing
and stab tips ?
LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
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