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Old 03-16-2014, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ernie Misner
I just posted this in the 3D forum: >>> I have the new UCanDo SF and just started the build. It has SFG's that bolt to the wingtips, nothing unusual here. What is odd though is that the SFG's and wingtips are not parallel to the fuselage. The SFG's (and wingtips) point in towards the nose of the airplane quite a bit, maybe more than 5 degrees. What are they thinking? Anyone ever seen SFG's that have tow in like that? Looks like it would cause a lot of drag in straight flight! Ideas anyone? Thanks. >>> Ideas anyone?????
My guess is they wanted to have additional lift when flying knife edge. As for the drag , the plane wasn't designed for speed but to be more aerobatic/ acrobatic so I think drag was less of an issue for the designers.
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