Since Brett, the proven master of torque burners (I've watched him
MANY times), already answered to the reality (not magic) of the
concept and how to make it work, let me agree with Cal on one thing.
If you aren't already flying your plane to near its capacity with
normal indoor techniques, trim, winding, matching prop and rubber,
you are wasting time with torque burners. The bonus time Fred and
Brett talk about only comes if everything ELSE is working correctly.
When I'm coaching here's what I emphasize.
First, built it to weight and straight.
Second, get the basic flight trim right. Practice this lots.
That alone will get you in the top 10% of any regional and most state
competitions with 2-3 minute flights in 25 ft gyms.
Third, match prop and rubber to conditions.
That will win most regionals, many states, and place well at
nationals or any site with really tall ceilings.
Fourth, mess with refinements like torque burners, flaring props,
wing curvature, etc.
With much work that'll get you into the ranks of the famous.
Oh, and the time goes up exponentially to succeed at each of those
stages!
Jeff Anderson
Livonia, MI
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "calgoddard"
<calgoddard_at_...> wrote:
>
> Soccers56:
>
> I recall this magical device. I spent quite a bit of time trying to
> find it.
>
<SNIP>
>
> I was skeptcial, and asked our local experts about this torque
> burner. They were quite amused. They said stick with the tried and
> true methods for achieving max duration, i.e. optimum trimming,
> proper matching of rubber and prop, optimum winding for a no-touch
> flight based on the torque vs winds curve of the batch of rubber
you
> are using for the contest, etc.
>
<SNIP>
>
> Best of luck to you in the SciOly competition.
>
> Calgoddard
>
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