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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Combat => Topic started by: Dwayne on November 16, 2010, 08:36:18 PM

Title: My latest
Post by: Dwayne on November 16, 2010, 08:36:18 PM
Built from some foam I found in the garbage at work, basswood spares and about 5 bucks in balsa my kinda plane...lol  #^ n~ It has an AME Norvel .15 and weighs 19 0z. so this thing should rip!
Thanks
Dwayne
Title: Re: My latest
Post by: ray copeland on November 16, 2010, 08:51:30 PM
Cool Dwayne!  I keep forgettin to build something for my Norvel .15 ame. Did you take the needle out and replace with a spraybar?  If it flies good, how's about gettin me the specs.  52 foot lines or 60? Good luck with it,,   Ray
Title: Re: My latest
Post by: Dwayne on November 16, 2010, 09:24:05 PM
Thanks Ray
It has a span of 34" 12" root cord and 7" tips I have a set of 56' lines so that's where I'll start. All I did on the AME is remove the needle and plug it this should work fine.
Dwayne
Title: Re: My latest
Post by: minnesotamodeler on November 17, 2010, 09:39:04 AM
I predict you're gonna regret that counterbalanced elevator...
Title: Re: My latest
Post by: Dwayne on November 17, 2010, 05:35:19 PM
I predict you're gonna regret that counterbalanced elevator...

Why?
Title: Re: My latest
Post by: john e. holliday on November 19, 2010, 09:11:36 PM
If he limits the elevator stab movement it should fly just H^^ as well or better than the Reinhart "Stunt Wing".  Had to make it a little nose heavy to do a nice pattern.
Title: Re: My latest
Post by: minnesotamodeler on November 20, 2010, 06:13:31 AM
Why?

It'll tend to be too touchy, with little or no natural return to neutral--makes for a very shallow "groove", which makes eyes-off (hands-off?) flying a little more difficult.  Getting the CG just right will help a lot,  but it's unforgiving if just "pretty close".  IMHO, and I could be (and often am) wrong, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.  Give us a flight report when you get to that point, and if it works well I'll happily concede the point. 

Looks like a fun, and tough, ship, by the way.