ORIGINAL: Craig-RCU
This is my Sig Tristar with OS .25fp. It has a flat-plate airfoil foreplane with a chord that measures 5" at the root and 3" at the tip and about 3 degrees incidence (too much incidence in my opinion). It loops in about 10 feet and is very aerobatic. It even does a nice flat spin that recovers immediately after I let go of the sticks. It's ability to flatspin really surprised me since it doesn't have rudder control.
Geez Craig, ain't you got enough manners not to introduce FACTS into a lively internet discussion?
Everybody knows canards are dogs, not ducks!
I sure am glad I didn't know enough way back in '82 and '83 to drop my 2 scratch built canard projects like hot potatoes. I just used the S.W.A.G. method on the 1st one (a 1/2A powered 200 sq. in. jobbie with a 2.5" avg. chord canard surface, 1 deg. in the canard, 0 deg. in wing and thrustline) and 'ol Ronnie Van Putte's formulas on the 2nd .40 powered 575 sq. in. one. Both were pushers and flew very well indeed! Matter of fact, the little one actually won a spot landing contest at a funfly and I got PROTESTED because it wasn't a "REGULAR" airplane....I wuz CHEATIN'!
The 2nd one eventually flew on floats, (very well) won 2nd place in a 29 mile cross-country race (lotsa room on the CG for a big fuel tank!) and went on to 2 other owners and was still flying up until a few years ago. Looking at your Tristar pic, I'm amazed how similar they look. The guy at Sig must not have known what he was doing either!
