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Old 03-23-2014 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by flyncajun
Hi Jim,
The Rudder has a half inch addition to the top, But with a counter ballance cut into the fin to improve the blow back issues ,and a 1/2 " added to the top rear tapered to nothing mid rudder.
The ability for the airplane to carve a knife edge line from a downline with no throttle Like in my flight video ,takes perfect setup and has more to do with the setup, than the Rudder additions. it`s like balancing a bowling ball on a razorblade! It`s cool to watch But almost unbelievable when you fly it. AC was laughing on his first flight,,

It will do more than you expect it will with ease. It`s Like driving My 350Z the harder you push it, the more it likes it! The airplane has always been great on knife edge but the magic was finding the perfect balance, for hard rudder aplication mix elimination.

Just imagine What a bipe could do!

Bryan
Hi Bryan,

Is this back to the future? I seem to remember the original Valiant having a counter balance on the rudder. I note that Scott Kay's Valiants don't have the counter balance...

Great to see someone pushing the development of F3A models.

Cheers,
Jason.