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Old 05-09-2002 | 04:38 PM
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EddieWeeks
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Default Rig Crash

The Rig has Isobar wings with about 1400 in^2.
This should have been enough to at least
pull the nose up, but I am starting to
think, the wings were too far back on the Rig
This made the Rig nose heavy, aerodynamically
and even with a 2 lbs of down push of the
tail rotor along with the large elevator
deflected at 50 deg, the nose did not come up.

I remember clearly, after the turbine quit,
the Rig nosed over, I heard off in the distance
the wing tip tail rotors spooling up. Even
at that distance I know I heard an RPM change.
If so it just produced a lot of drag, that's all.

Bob Parks is going to help me with wing placement.
(your never too good to ask for help).

Other than that, the new Rig (R2) will be much
the same, just lighter. (I hope)

Eddie Weeks