John,
I just remembered the reason for the one piece motor stick. Since P-18 has
a limit of 18'' it made more sense to keep the the stab square with the
direction of flight rather than skewed due the the boom offset.
Bill C
On Mar 25, 2016 5:59 PM, "William Carney" <wcarneyjx_at_gmail.com> wrote:
Video of the Cruiser flying at Wings Over the Rockies:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1279528575410320&id=100000595697131
On Mar 25, 2016 5:47 PM, "William Carney" <wcarneyjx_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> John,
>
> The choice of a solid motor stick rather than of offset boom is strictly
> personal preference. It has nothing to do with how tightly the model turns.
> I could make it turn just as tight with rudder offset.
>
> The motor is loop 27'' long.
>
> Thanks for looking. Build one!
>
> Bill C
> On Mar 25, 2016 5:36 PM, "j.bartek_at_sbcglobal.net [Indoor_Construction]" <
> Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Bill
>>
>> Looks like a very complete plan and a straight forward build. I see a
>> fin offset for turn. Do you think an angled tail boom as on the Markos'
>> Double Whammy would be helpful, or would it make the turn too tight, losing
>> time?
>>
>> Are you making the motor loop out of 27 inches of rubber, i.e. loop
>> length 13.5 inches, or is the loop really 2.7 times the hook to hook length?
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>
Received on Fri Mar 25 2016 - 17:05:51 CET