RCU Forums - View Single Post - First Plane
Thread: First Plane
View Single Post
Old 07-20-2004 | 04:13 PM
  #9  
Righty's Avatar
Righty
Senior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 490
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Trenton, ON, CANADA
Default RE: First Plane

ORIGINAL: nascardon76

What do you mean by dihedral? Which is easier to take off/land, conventional or taildragger? How does a high wing fly differently than a low wing, and why would I not want a low wing to start off with.
Thank you everyone for replying to my messages and helping me out.

dihedral is the angle of the wings. The more dihedral you have the more the wing looks like a "V". Dihedral is good for a trainer because it makes it really stable in flight, but the downside is that roll's are difficult because of the airflow. with the aerobat you don't get as much dehidral which makes it more aerobatic then most trainers.