ORIGINAL: FHHuber
As noted... what is best for Pattern style flight is not necessarilly great for 3D. Pattern has very little in the way of stall speed/hovering and 3D has very little in the way of HUGE round loops and straight flight maneuvers. A compromise between the 2 might do neither satisfactorilly for competion. (but it might make a heck of a NICE Fun-Fly and sport flyer.)
I agree. It will make a NICE fun-fly/sport plane at the very least.
Well, my design goals are a plane that has the following characteristics:
1. the sleek lines of a pattern plane, but not its "traditional" look
2. minimize any adverse yaw/roll/pitch coupling inherent in the airframe i.e everything on the fuse centerline and symmetrical (except for the cockpit)
3. aerobatic qualities that approach a pattern plane with the ability to perform some 3D stuff.