Herr P-51 dihedral??????
11-05-2007, 07:18 AM
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Herr P-51 dihedral??????
I bought a 1/2A Herr P-51 Mustang kit and was reading through the plans.
The dihedral called for in the plans is 4 inches!!
Basically it makes the whole thing look a bit silly and wanted to know if I cut the dihedral down to half, what kind of effect would it have on performance/handling.
The wing span is 42 inches.
Thanks in advance.
The dihedral called for in the plans is 4 inches!!
Basically it makes the whole thing look a bit silly and wanted to know if I cut the dihedral down to half, what kind of effect would it have on performance/handling.
The wing span is 42 inches.
Thanks in advance.
11-05-2007, 10:17 AM
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RE: Herr P-51 dihedral??????
4 inches total. 2 inches on each side. If you were to put one edge against the edge of your workbench, the other wing would be 4 inches from the edge.
11-05-2007, 04:10 PM
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RE: Herr P-51 dihedral??????
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... if I cut the dihedral down to half, what kind of effect would it have on performance/handling.
The wing span is 42 inches.
Thanks in advance.
... if I cut the dihedral down to half, what kind of effect would it have on performance/handling.
The wing span is 42 inches.
Thanks in advance.
and then follows a stall and might crash. It is the position of the Center of Gravity which should
be maintained in vertical below or at least on the level of the wing tips.
