Hi Bill,
A few years ago I built a few conventional
mini-sticks and when I launched the models at high
rubber torque, they would not climb and go hard left.
I saw Stan Chilton at French Lick, Indiana and talked
to him about his model and the sideways fuse. He
explained to me that you build the fuse and carefully
sand it so it flexs when the motor is wound tight. I
went home and built a couple of models using this
method and the results were impressive. My high torque
problem went away and my times doubled. I set my
models so with a tight motor there is 0 degrees of
left thrust. If I had time to build another
mini-stick, it would have a sideways fuse.
Kurt
--- Fred Tellier <fred-tellier_at_cogeco.ca> wrote:
> Hi Bill
>
> It is said this cancels out the bad effects of a
> high torque launch. Probably the right thrust caused
> by the rubber helps the climb, is the left thrust
> actually left or is it in reality down thrust in
> relation to the flight line of the plane. I haven't
> looked at his plan but it seems to work for him.
>
> Fred Tellier
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Gowen
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 11:04 PM
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Chilton Mini Stick
>
>
> Does anyone know the reasoning behind Stan
> Chilton's sidewinder motor
> stick? The motor is on the right side but there is
> 5 degrees of left
> thrust. It seems like you would want the motor on
> the left side and
> have only a little left thrust if any. What am I
> missing?
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
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>
>
Kurt Krempetz
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Received on Sun Feb 11 2007 - 07:06:37 CET