In addition, there is another Samurai config to consider.
One of the local clubbies had a Samurai some time back which he setup in a
conventional configuration: fixed wings, hinged ailerons, hinged
ruddervators.
The reason he did this was to alleviate some of the common faults of the
"twisty wang" birds, including nasty spin tendencies at low speeds/high AoA,
and some *severe* loads placed on a wingeron servo.
What he ended up with was a very stable, incredibly fast ship (with ballast
and big air). One of the better tracking and smooth fliers I've seen to
date, even when placed in company with high dollar moldies. And lordy,
could it turn up the heat in a straight line! Really was a sweet ship, but
met its fate in some midair incident, I believe.
Yet another alternative to muddy up your decision process. :)
JS in ABQ
>From: Brett Jaffee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [RCSE] Sig Samurai
>Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:49:53 -0800
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >
> > - is it useful, advisable, or whatever to add separate rudder anyway (in
> > wngeron mode) or rudder an/or elevator in pitcheron mode ?
>
>It couldn't hurt, though I'm not sure how effective rudder will be (I think
>v-tails built to use rudder have a different "v" angle
>then those that aren't, but I could be wrong). Whatever the case, I think
>it's still easier and more accurate to have each half of
>the "v" controlled by a seperate servo, rather then using a single pushrod
>and a yoke to split off of that to each side. This
>assumes you have a computer radio and enuf room in the fuse.
>
> >
> > - is one of these modes better, easier, ... then the "normal" (I hope
>you know
> > what I mean) modes ? What are the advantages-disadvantages of both
>modes, vis-a-
> > vis each other and other modes ?
>
>I haven't flown the pitcheron version, but I've always heard that the
>pitch response with this type of setup is somewhat dampened
>vs a normal elevator. It seems the main advantage of pitcherons is
>simplification, in that you don't need to run any push rods into
>the tail, or have the tail surfaces hinged. My preference would be
>wingeron/elevator, though.
>
>Brett
>
>
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