At a club F3B contest a few months ago in
pretty windy conditions, I had my Scar at altitude, before I could do anything
about it the Scar went nose first vertical and then did a tail slide, I thought
maybe I had been hit with interference but talking to other pilots in the slot,
found that
Has anyone ever hit a thermal/updraft so violent that it flipped the plane
inverted?? A big plane, like 3.4 m moldie?
Just curious.
Bill
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I asked Mom if I was a gifted child ... she said they certainly wouldn't
have paid for me.
Bill Johns
Pullman, WA
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Thanks for the input.
Seems there would be negligable benefits to using such a system in a model
airframe. (Minimal weight reduction, minimal increase in overall structual
strength)
Negatives abound so far: Decreased control response, complexity,
decreased battery cooling, potential inc
Tony Rodgers wrote:
"Spreading the weight out along the wing is known as span loading and will
have increasing impact on the loads experienced at the root, allowing for a
lighter spar or stronger launches."
I have to take exception with Tony's assessment on this point. He suggests
that moving
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