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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Leester on September 24, 2006, 10:57:50 AM

Title: Lead out position at tip
Post by: Leester on September 24, 2006, 10:57:50 AM

I'm scratch building a Miss BJ if the pic comes through you'll see the lead outs are on the bottum of the wing tip. Does it matter ??

Title: Re: Lead out position at tip
Post by: Bill Little on September 24, 2006, 11:10:05 AM

Hi Lee,

I cannot see them clearly, but the position of the lead outs on exit from the tip is affected by the vertical CG.  So I would do as the plans say since the Miss BJ looks like it is a mid wing plane.  It does make a difference!

Bill <><

Title: Re: Lead out position at tip
Post by: proparc on September 24, 2006, 11:28:36 AM

A few months back, I was judging Expert here in Socal and Steve Harris showed up with his Miss BJ. Man, let me tell you,he was obviously out of practice;he couldn't get his motor started for his second flight and he still placed third in Expert !! Both myself and the other expert judge was seriously impressed with this plane.

I grew up with Big Jim and trust me on this, Jim is a genious.

Title: Re: Lead out position at tip
Post by: Bill Little on September 24, 2006, 11:38:50 AM

Hi Milton,

Wrong Miss BJ.............  this one is a 40 size profile that either Allen Brickhaus or Bob Jones published.........  I "FINALLY" got a set of BJ plans from our buddy Jose.

Gets "cornfusin'" sometimes!  ;D

Bill <><

Title: Re: Lead out position at tip
Post by: Leester on September 24, 2006, 12:19:11 PM

This is the Bobby Jones plane.

Title: Re: Lead out position at tip
Post by: Allen Brickhaus on September 24, 2006, 12:51:32 PM

From Allen Brickhaus:

I do agree that this is Bobby's model.   I have flown in some contests with Bob in the Atlanta area and he was a well groomed pilot, that is, his contest face was always on but was fun in the pits also.  This is a well designed model, to be a stunt plane first and then resemble a Mustang.  Vertical CG is just as important as fore and aft CG.  If vertical CG is astray, trim problems will occur that cannot be fixed with Flap tweaks.

Allen Brickhaus

Title: Re: Lead out position at tip
Post by: Leester on September 24, 2006, 01:20:02 PM

Hopefully this shows up better although it doesn't show the lead outs.