| Image Comments |
| bbaumer | 06-Aug-08 21:05 |
| It will flay Saturday, I'll update then |
| RodN | 06-Aug-08 21:56 |
| This looks awesome, you have done a great job here. I look forward to seeing some in-flight shots soon. |
| bbaumer | 06-Aug-08 22:02 |
| That's a 13" prop, for reference
I'm scared silly, I've only flown trainers, big 60" trainers, but trainers nonetheless |
| David Duckett | 06-Aug-08 22:19 |
| Well, as was sometimes heard in the Air Force...You have to expect losses when you fly the big ones". |
| SteveM | 06-Aug-08 22:57 |
| All I have flown so far are trainer type planes too. Some times I hear people say that planes like yours here "go where pointed" which I guess means you can't just let go of the sticks and expect it to recover, but it seems to me that going where pointed would be a desirable characteristic. |
| poppy | 07-Aug-08 05:39 |
| The plane looks great! Yes, the symetrical airfoil will seperate you from the novice ranks. Good luck and enjoy! |
| Creosotewind | 07-Aug-08 11:25 |
| This plane looks like it is anxious to be in the air. Good luck. Poppy, what does the symetrical airfoil have to do with handling? |
| bbaumer | 07-Aug-08 11:35 |
| Trainer airplanes typically have top mounted flat bottom wings with a high dihedral, which gives the airplane self righting characteristics, if in a bank, and you let go of the sticks, it tends to level itself out, partly from the config, and also because the center of gravity is below the wing. A low wing symmetrical airfoil will tend to stay banked, or even increase. The most acrobatic planes have symmetrical wings mounted even to the C.G. |
| Creosotewind | 07-Aug-08 14:59 |
| Thanks for the info. I love watching these things in the air, where they belong. |
| SteveM | 07-Aug-08 16:18 |
| A flat bottomed wing creates lift due to the shape of the airfoil causing a low pressure area on the top of the wing. A symmetrical wing doesn't do much to create lift so you have to use angle of attack to create a lifting force. That's why a flat bottom wing isn't so good at inverted flight or other acrobatics. |
| moostang51 | 07-Aug-08 17:21 |
| It'll look even more beautiful in the air, especially because you built it. Kudos. |
| jgood | 07-Aug-08 21:46 |
| Great looking aircraft. Good luck for Saturday! |
