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Old 11-05-2003 | 01:01 PM
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Default RE: Flaps- What will they do?

NOVA,

I have the same plane as you have for your icon. I have my flaps set down at 45º. When I am flying at mid throttle and flip the switch, my plane climbs at a 45º angle and begins slowing. I haven't mixed the elevator yet, because the amount of down elevator varies depending on the speed of the plane. I haven't tried them on take off or landing. I haven't flown the plane a great deal and it already lands very slowly. Now that I don't have to worry about selling it any longer (an embarrasing story) I am going to give them a try the next time I fly. I will let you know.

The crow uses the same flap setting, but also flips the ailerons up. On my airplane, this also makes the plane pitch up, but slows it dramatically. In the crow mode, the only controls you have are rudder and elevator. This isn't a good picture (lost the other ones when I formatted the wrong HD) because you can't see the flaps, but you can see the ailerons in the crow position. It looks really cool on the ground, but takes some getting used to in the air.[8D]
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