Hi Bill and all,
I found a neat solution to this problem. A couple of years ago I had
a rolled tube fuselage that bent too much under full torque and would
reach the floor after a couple of laps. What I started doing was to
use an "F1B" style launch; a hard launch at about an 80° angle. By
the time the model realized it had been "insulted", the torque had
run down and it would then begin a slow climb from 10 or 15 feet and
as more torque wore off the climb would steepen. With this technique
you must use the same torque every time to avoid an accident/
incident. Also, it certainly entertains the spectators and an S.O. is
strong enough to take this treatment (usually). And besides, it's fun!
Chris Borland - Sacramento
On Jan 31, 2008, at 3:27 PM, calgoddard wrote:
> Bill:
>
> A large high school in our area had three or four Wright Stuff teams
> a few years back. They apparently all tried the trick of having the
> MS bend under high torque to give some initial positive incidence on
> the stab (or at least less negative incidence), to eliminate the
> climb for the first two or three circles of the flight. One or two
> flights did ok with this strategy but had to be launched from
> shoulder height for safety. Several planes went right into the floor.
>
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