Bob,
The configuration of the Lampo leaves one thinking it'd be excellent in the air, too bad we can't watch a video.
Check out the photo of his Magik below. He sure has a good deal of flap deflection in comparison the the elevator. Could this be the basis for the sharp corners we see in his pattern?
Steve
Hi Steve.
There was nothing secret about Luciano's models and if you looked at him during the flight you could see that he actually used very little of that deflection (which, however, has a 1:1 ratio, for him it was almost a given of faith) ......
I and others in the group flew HIS models several times (sometimes he wanted to personally observe the flight from outside the circle). We built "exactly" the same model but in many cases his models flew better (
??)
The trick is described in the topics of this forum
A robust and accurate construction
A solid and "extremely" smooth control system.
A meticulous set-up (the center of gravity slightly further back than others ...)
And above all ... the pilot's wrist must be that of a champion.
Massimo