ORIGINAL: OnTheEdge-RCU
ORIGINAL: mworker
".....You said that the edge lands very slowly, would that attribute help with the harriers and hovering, or is it solely in forward flight?
Hovering has little to do with the wing or shape there of (aileron size and how close they come inboard has more of an effect)
As Capthis said, the A/W Edge is VERY solid in a harrier. It just doesn't want tip stall which obviously is a good thing when learning to harrier. If you get it in an odd angle of attack or not in the proper forward air speed for that specific angle the wings can rock but won't tip stall. It will just want to fall forward before it drops a wing. With that it mind, it's one of the toughest (if not THE toughest ) planes to get a good spin entry (Hence why the Extra is a better sequence plane).
Good points! I don't think I have ever tried a regular spin with mine to see how cleanly or uncleanly it breaks! Another thing I really like about this plane is its knife edge abilities. It has very little if any roll coupling, and if you give it just a breath of up elevator in knife edge it's perfectly straight! A lot of the stuff we are talking about here is in the pilot also. I may think a plane harriers for instance very well, while a newer pilot may think its a handfull! An edge, or an extra would make a good plane for what you are wanting!