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Old 11-04-2005 | 10:02 PM
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Default RE: Kangaroo: 4 or 2 Elevons?

Hola Mberme..estava esperando que alguien hiciera esta observacion! I was just waiting for
someone to make this observation... the problem is of course that a 2 servo elevon controlled airplane is vulnerable in this way, and adding a 4 servo set seems to be a good idea at first, but it is not.

It is almost impossible to control a roo or a HS with just a elevon and a half, in case of a single servo failure in a set of 4 with split elevons..and now you just have more components to fail,
more current consumption, weight and complexity.

This vulnerability is fixed only in one way IMO, adding a conventional elevator or canards.

And about that crash, is always a good idea to check things with great care, specially after a rough landing...


Saludos, Enrique