RE: Eindecker EIII
Ok Where to begin? Wind was light, maybe 2 to 4 mph, coming in from 5 to10 degrees from cross from the left.....not enough to even consider.
Take off was straight forward and a little sooner than expected.....plenty of power available for lift off.....climbed substantially so I added some down trim.
Plane was crabbing to the left, hollering for some added right rudder which straightened her right up.......I should have held it much longer, even after the plane was airborne.
Level fight was established......then the hunt for the proper wings level trim settings.......added some aileron trim, maybe a little rudder trim.......never was satisfied with those settings.........I think the plane set up (flying wires & right thrust, maybe lateral balance) needs some more attention.....another factor may have been more crossing winds aloft than I felt on the ground.
Elevator seems effective without being too sensitive........rudder is very effective, I might consider reducing the throw from all I can get without hitting the elevators to a little bit less.
Ailerons are somewhat effective, some of which is the result overall design of the Eindecker, and some is because of a very large flat bottomed wing.......I have about 2&1/2 inches of up aileron and about 1+ inches of down travel.........I might play with those throws to see if it changes the roll rate any.
The airplane is definitely a rudder ship.......the fuselage wallows when just aileron and elevator is used for turns......lays on its side, sometimes nose high and sometimes nose low.
To properly fly this model the rudder must be mastered........in fact, it might be better to fly the rudder as the primary turn control rather than the ailerons......and just use aileron to bring the wings back to level as the turn is completed.
It is definitely an interesting model to fly.