Re: Chilton Mini Stick

From: Bill Gowen <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:26:32 -0500

My first ministick experience reminded me of when I used to fly CL speed. The model dived in, sheared of both prop blades on the floor and unwound with a high pitched buzzing sound!

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: LeRoy C Cordes
  To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:40 AM
  Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Chilton Mini Stick


  Got it Bill, thanks.

  LeRoy Cordes
  AMA 16974
  Chicago, IL
  In God We Trust

  On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:58:56 -0500 "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
  writes:
> Leroy
> The plan is on Jeff Hood's website www.indoornews.com.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: LeRoy C Cordes
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Chilton Mini Stick
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> As a relative novice, I'd guess that it allows a somewhat lighter
> motor
> stick that when heavily torqued does not put in down thrust but
> opens the
> launch circle a bit, with the left thrust then tightening up the
> circle
> as it climbs out. Does seem like quite a bit of left thrust,
> though.
> But as Fred Tellier said, it obviously works for Stan Chilton.
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> Bill, can, and will, you attach a copy of the plan to an email ?
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> LeRoy Cordes
> AMA 16974
> Chicago, IL
> In God We Trust
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> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:04:28 -0000 "Bill Gowen"
> <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
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> > Does anyone know the reasoning behind Stan Chilton's sidewinder
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> > stick? The motor is on the right side but there is 5 degrees of
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> > thrust. It seems like you would want the motor on the left side
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> > have only a little left thrust if any. What am I missing?
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> LeRoy Cordes
> AMA 16974
> Chicago, IL
> In God We Trust
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  LeRoy Cordes
  AMA 16974
  Chicago, IL
  In God We Trust


   

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