[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Any one have comments on how the recent trend of light weight V-tail > Euro-molded ships handle in a TD contest? Always hearing they don't > fair > well in the landing task. But then again the earlier ships were much > heavier with higher wing loading. > V-tails suck for landings.... Heavy planes suck for landings... > Compared to full flying stabs on light airplanes.............. > The real issue is design. Most of the european V-tails are not designed to provide enough control authority. If they made the tail bigger and decreased the angle between the tails they would be much better. Put some current conventional tail models into Plane Geometry and then put in some of the European designs. Look at the numbers. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
