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Old 11-27-2012 | 09:25 AM
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Default RE: Hanger Queens

Most I think is my model. I know it is my model. I bashed it out of a Sig Kadet Sr. kit. The fuselage, gear, and tail was scratch as close as I could to the 3-view. The wing was almost exactly the right span; added the right number of wing ribs added ailerons and the wing tips. Wing cord was about 1.5 in too wide. Made the wing struts. I am thinking the perfect lazy day scale plane because it is a trainer. Wrong. The worst thing are the wing struts; they interfere with the airflow to the stab. It flies like the half the stab fell off in flight. It has the worst adverse yaw I have ever seen; I thought I hooked the ailerons up backwards it was so bad. Went to rudder to steer. It is really sensitive; like 3D model amounts of control. The only way I have been able to fly it is increase the stab size 50% and remove the wing struts, and it still does not fly well. You cant fly it in any kind of wind. Flaws I see are lots of wing with a short fuselage and wing strut airflow. Here are some counterintuitive thoughts if the wing did not lift as much or it was heavier, it would fly better. At 80 some of inch wingspan, I think the plane is too small for scale configuration. I have flown this plane 15 times, 5 were crashes with first 4 crashes being the first flights. I would like to build one with a scale airfoil but bigger but I hate to put the time in and not get anything out.
It is a beautiful airplane. I have seen it and it is a grand airplane.