RCU Forums - View Single Post - Abrupt Takeoff
Thread: Abrupt Takeoff
View Single Post
Old 08-23-2017 | 02:58 PM
  #18  
JohnBuckner's Avatar
JohnBuckner
My Feedback: (1)
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 10,441
Likes: 0
Received 11 Likes on 11 Posts
From: Kingman, AZ
Default

Hi RC Fanatic agine

Here is a picture of my old World T-34, have done of several specifically for bracket warbird racing and they make an excellent
Bronze or Silver airplane.

I believe when you were racing you may have been using excessive throws, its a very common mistake and the idea is when you reach the full vertical bank to also reach full up elevator. Throws beyond that will only serve to destabilize your grove and cause the all to common eratic course instead of the smooth steady elevation over the entire course.

If your main gear is in the stock location then if the tail drops without fuel your CG is too far back especially so for racing. I just had mine out this morning just for some hot laps and I double checked the CG and indeed it is actually at 25% even a little less. These T-34's are just about the best flying (for racing) ARF's out there. Double checked the elevator throw for flying the course and it is barely a quarter inch. If you like you could do a higher throw for landing with duel rates.
Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version

Name:	Mentor 3.jpg
Views:	107
Size:	3.96 MB
ID:	2229194