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Old 02-07-2015 | 08:18 AM
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Dave Harmon
 
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The common shape stab is also a flying stab.....no elevators so it needs only one servo.

Some comments from here.....
I would rather not have a removable engine cover on the E-version. I cant imagine anyone these days using a glow engine on this airplane...especially built this lightly.
In my opinion.....I understand why the canopy is so much smaller in length but the real problem for me is the distance of the nose from the spinner ring to the leading edge of the canopy.
This would probably be okay if everyone put the battery as far back as the pictures show.....but I don't know anyone that has the c/g that far back.
That setup went out many years ago.....thankfully.
Apparently the leading edge of the battery is over the landing gear in the pictures.
With the battery tray in a more conventional position more or less in front of the gear.....there is not much or any room to get 2 hands in the nose to plug in the battery.

Otherwise.....I like the airplane....a lot!
Especially the fuselage mounted canalizer
I also like the strake down the bottom of the fuselage.....it adds strength against a cave in as well as adding side area.
I prefer the double taper conventional wing and flying stab too.