ORIGINAL: cjmdjm
I was just thinin about getting into this kinda thing .... finally, many of the "beginner" planes i have seen say they have only "elevator, rudder, and throttle control" (3 channel i guess). Now im new to this but i know a thing or to about airplanes. Doesn't this mean you have no alaeron control = no banking or roll = only turn w/ rudder? Thats no fun! Any "beginner" planes w/ aeleron control? (i guess that would be 4 channel?)
Thanx for ur help guyz!
As for the 3 channel planes ... Trainer planes have Dihedral built in to the wings (The wings have a 'v' shape). This leads to greater stability. Trainers also have a high-lift wing. The combination of these factors together with basic physics means that when you turn left with the rudder, then the right wing is going around the outside of the circle, therefore it is going faster, therefore it is generating more lift, therefore the plane rolls to the left as well....
... i.e. Rolls with 3 channel planes are still possible. The mechanics are different, but 3 channel planes can still roll, loop, fly inverted, etc.
gus