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Looking back at vee-tail wiggles

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Old 04-11-2007, 11:10 PM
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Default Looking back at vee-tail wiggles

Vee-tail on a pod-and-boom Ninja
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Old 04-12-2007, 10:45 AM
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You need to fix that loose boom!!!
Old 04-12-2007, 10:56 AM
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Default RE: Looking back at vee-tail wiggles

That's the stiff one!
This is the wiggly one.
When rolling, the tail lags the wing angle by as much as 50 degrees.
There's no rudder function, it's elevator only.
A similar plane with the rudder-elevator vee would go out of control at times.
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