Brian, The Metric flies horribly unless you increase the dihedral. I built one in the 80s because it looked so good and was deeply disappointed.
Anker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Joder - OUTBOUND Ind." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 2:43 AM Subject: [RCSE] HELP! - TopFlite "Metrick" > Hello Anyone, > > I'm just back into the r/c soaring stuff after 20 some > years... anyway I just finished my TopFlite Metrick > that had been 95% finished and stored away since 1981. > (I bought this at the time since I could only dream of > owning a Hobie Hawk - I was 17 then!) > > I would like to connect with anyone who has any > experience with one of these birds. I built mine with > the spoilers. > > I think at the time it was supposed to be a pretty > hi-perf plane... but not to todays standard I'm sure. > > In particular if you have anything on what the throw > of the rudder and elevator should be. > > Also, What are the flying characteristics? > > Anything would be helpful... is there a "vintage" > class I can fly in???!!! > > Thanks, > > Brian Joder > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
