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Offline Paul Taylor

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History Lesson
« on: January 28, 2008, 06:59:52 AM »
So I give my buddy Leo a hard time about flying bassackwards. LL~

I got to thinking...

What direction did it start? And if it was clockwise who changed it and why?


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Offline john e. holliday

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Re: History Lesson
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2008, 09:02:05 AM »
Before my time.  At the time I started only speed planes flew CW.  Everything else was up to the individual designer.   DOC Holliday
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Offline don Burke

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Re: History Lesson
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2008, 10:02:28 AM »
Most speed flyers flew clockwise early on because the engine torque kept tended to keep the lines from going slack on takeoff.  I think the main reason to switch speed to CW was the advent of monoline.  Right handers find it easier to fly the pylon going CW with two-handed monoline.
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Re: History Lesson
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2008, 06:34:04 PM »
As far as my history goes I think I just was't too smart bulding those Demeco kits that flew Clockwise. Actually this is harder on the judges than it is me. LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ HB~>
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