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Old 12-23-2013, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by acdii
What is your flying skill? If beginner, leave the dihedral stock, if intermediate, lessen it to 3* instead of the stock 6*. That gives a 1 1/2" dihedral. It retains some of the self correcting, but makes it easier to do more advanced maneuvers like flying upside down with little aileron input, and not fighting the controls for level flight.
Hey acdii!!! If this was for me, I've been into RC since the early 70's, CL since 1955. I'm doing the LT40 to replace my seriously-aging 3-channel Kadet Mk-1. I was actually talking about lessening it to 1" total - pretty flat. I did that with my Sr. Falcon when I built her in 1974. That wing is very nearly flat on top, only 3/4" lift when the wing's flat on a table. The Kadet Mk-1 was built with the full 6* (my first RC plane), the LT40 will be much more of a "sport" plane than a trainer.