ORIGINAL: KINGX
Hello, i just got my new Hobbico Sturdy Birdy and i would like to ask the following: I can either build the airplane with or without ailerons. What would you suggest to do ? Fly only with rudder+elevator or should i also add ailerons? I am not new to full-house flying(ailerons) , i just got the Sturdy Birdy for fun and as a third or even fourth aircraft.
Note: If i do not use the ailerons i have to glue them permanently on the trailing edge which means that i will also get 5% more wing area!
Note2: I will use a 40 size engine not a 25 which is also a consideration in my decision to add ailerons or not.
I appreciate your advice and any (if any) experience with this particular airplane.
KingX, I'm not sure I understand your purpose in buying this airplane. It's not a fun-fly plane, and it's not like a low-wing third or fourth plane. If you bought it as a trainer, you'll find it's more challenging to fly than most available trainers. If you bought it for the challenge, you'll find it's not very rewarding. Too difficult to fly to be a good trainer, not aerobatic enough for most maneuvers.
However, it's cheap & fixes pretty easy. I can think of no reason to build it as a 3 channel, unless that's a particular piloting challenge that you desire.
I don't think your wing area is any different, whether you hinge the ailerons or make them rigid.
I flew mine with a .25, but later bought a Senorita to learn on. Mine came as 3 channel only, but after I broke the wing I bought the aileron wing, and flew it some more. After I had mastered my Four-Star 40, I dug the Sturdy Birdy out again, and found it flyable. Even spent some time inverted, with it. Come to think of it, I still have the whole thing, in the garage. I doubt I'll ever fly it again, though.
Good luck,
Dave Olson