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Old 01-23-2006 | 09:28 PM
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From: Zachary, LA
Default RE: Showtime Flutter

Yeah; definitely food for thought. I'm having to re-do my wing incidence, and while I'm at it I'll go to small servo wheels to seriously reduce throw. I'm using the airplane for IMAC back-up, and I've got the servos dialled-down so much that one click of trim makes a BIG change.

This model was intended for 3D throws; the servo holes in the wing are offset from the aileron hinge point quite a bit; so much so, I'm concerned about the linkage binding, since it won't be at 90 degrees to the hinge line. Mike said it should be okay... we'll see.

The good news is that, even with the large amount of aileron trim I was carrying due to the cock-eyed wing incidence, the plane flew beautifully. The excessive trim was causing major problems in some of the IMAC manuevers, but for a "regular" sport plane it would have been fine as it was. This is one smooth ship; which is why I'm taking the trouble to correct the problem. It ought to be a dream, once I get the wings aligned...