ORIGINAL: allanflowers
The Ansaldo is proof of the old statement that it is far better to be lucky than smart. Anybody building a model of that size and complexity in 14 days is an idiot and the flight is proof.
Sorry to say that but it is true.
I just don't agree.
Anybody building a model of that size and complexity in 14 days show great skill and knowledge... no least on the sticks.
Sure it was a luckly last second before touch down but your average scalie would have had a total panic attack, over controlled, lost it directly after takeoff and blamed it on radio problems!
He didn't!
Something was terribly wrong with that model but I can't accept a modeller with that much skill and knowledge would screw up somethin' as simple a the CG.
Mind you...it's happened.