The Poonker Man needs to answer most of these but 1) I store mine in a
freezer in plastic bags and 2) you won't be able to use the recommended
rubber size unless your model weighs what it's supposed to. I use .040
to .050 rubber on an A6 that weighs 1.2 grams.
On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 01:33 +0000, mcrabby311 wrote:
> Has anyone found a "funny farm" with a high ceiling? My wife is ready
> to have me commited...so let me know! But I do have a few questions
> in the meantime:
> I made a purchase from A2Z and wow...ordered on 2-21, received 2-23,
> unbelievable. I now have some teflon bearing for Penny size, and Mini
> Stik size. Also some prop shaft bearings for my Mini Stik attempts, I
> now have some contest rubber, stripped to size, just to see what it
> was like, uhh, some .018, and .030, and .070,( cant do the rubber
> stripper yet) and a 10/1 winder(weeee). So, commit me now.
> 1.How do you store the rubber? Airtight best?
> 2.I can't get a ministik to climb. I have a Poonker, it weighs 1.5
> grams(with rubber). Used the .018 rubber. Long slow ride DOWN! Too
> heavy? I centered the wing in the balance point WITHOUT the wing on
> (like the Double Whammy instructios state to do) But the drawing I
> have for the Poonker has the wing mounted forward of that balance
> point. What gives?
> 3.How do you decide whether to add "elevator" or wing incidence?
> 4.Are the "wing incidence" measurements on the plans I'm finding
> tried and true, then add elevator?(stab incidence?)
> I'm not sure if my problem is trimming or weigh, or both. Im not
> having much luck "manipulating" the finished plane. It breaks. But I
> think Im not understanding the elevator/stab, or tail, however you
> say it...and maybe the wing incidence should be relatively constant?
> May need a white coat and rubber room soon!
> Mark
> Greenwood, Indiana
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