Soaring Friends, My TD ship of choice is Compulsion by Fred Sage usually
with a 126 inch wing. I have had good success with this plane and managed
to stock up a few as bargains came available. Some time back there was a
comment that the stab was a bit small. Fred agreed and started to produce a
larger stab with a light layup to compensate. Unfortunately, mine warped.
Fred promised to fix but I was deliquent and events overcame Fred. I then
went to some lighter, built-up stabs which were somewhat larger in area. I
very much liked the way the plane flew with this setup. Unfortunately, the
stresses were too high during launch and I had some very exciting landings
with shredded stab halves! So what to do now? Any thoughts on the
following: sources for straight, tough, light replacement stabs. How big
in area and chord should they be? Characteristics of oversize / undersize
stabilizers on the aircraft handling?
Many thanks for helpful suggestions. Jim MacLean
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