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Building Tips and technical articles. => 1/2 A building. => Topic started by: Jim Roselle on January 31, 2017, 10:30:43 AM
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For sale in classifieds:
http://stunthanger.com/smf/classifieds-92/modified-td-left-hand-crank/
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Jim, I have a couple of left handed cranks that I'm waiting to install in engines. What is your opinion of them?
Mark
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Jim, I have a couple of left handed cranks that I'm waiting to install in engines. What is your opinion of them?
Mark
That they're magical for 1/2A proto speed events, especially for beginners!
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Jim, I have a couple of left handed cranks that I'm waiting to install in engines. What is your opinion of them?
Mark
What Dane said! I've actually never flown with one. My hobby interest are shifting and I thought I would sell this to someone who will use it and raise funds for a new project I have going.
Jim
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Haha. So if you fly CCW, which is most people, with a TD being pretty powerful on a super light plane.... the plane will always want to roll in. In a proto speed event where the take off and acceleration are critical, a left handed run just keeps it out on the lines. Huge advantage in that respect. Now for sport flying and a hand launch, it don't matter. Once it's in the air, and the plane is trimmed there really is not a difference.
That could be argued, but for sport flying or speed, there's no difference once it's airborne