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02-21-2018, 05:03 AM

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Henke Torphammar

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Originally Posted by Dr Honda

As above... it adds drag, but more importantly... it adds stability. If you have a model that has tip stall issues if the speed gets low... crow will make it feel more locked in, and stable.

I'm half and half on it. My Firebird, and Falcon120 don't need it. (both are stable and slow at landings) My Shockjet and old Starjet doesn't need it, but without it, the landings are long. My little t45 ABSOLUTLY needs it. (T45 have a nasty tip stall habit)

For sure! But the main question is tricky. Can it fly slower with crow? Even though crow removes lift I think it can fly slower as you make it stable. You make it stall instead of dropping one wing first, which makes is possible to fly it slower. Plus all the other making it more comfortable, predictable etc...

With the Jeti telemetri I should be able to test this IRL too... (no promising)

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