Re: Chilton Mini Stick

From: Bill Gowen <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:05:08 -0500

Fred and Kurt (and Mark)
Thanks for the info. Fred I would have never thought about the downthrust relative to the flight line. I can see this if the model is flying in a left bank. I've been told that this model flies more like a normal indoor model but it wouldn't take much of a bank angle to have a resultant downthrust.

I've never flown a mini before so I'm trying to understand what others are doing before I go off in a totally different direction (like I usually do).

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Fred Tellier
  To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 8:34 AM
  Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Chilton Mini Stick


  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?

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