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Old 11-21-2011, 05:57 AM
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Default RE: hawk take off crash (edf)

I have seen many planes that had the ailerons reversed. When the ailerons are reversed, generally it rolls in one direction, then it rolls more in the same direction until the ground takes over. The controls were probably too fast. It seems to be way underpowered, but that is a characteristic of an EDF at low speed. You have to learn to deal with that. All of the control inputs, including up elevator, causes more drag which slows, or stops, the needed acceleration. It should have been kept about one foot off the ground until a much higher air speed was reached. The EDF will NOT accelerate quickly, like a propeller plane.