Sig Fazer with SFG
The Sig Fazer was my second plane 6-7 years ago, and it has never crashed! I have had a U Can Do and a Twist. An aileron hinge failed in flight sending the U Can Do down in several pieces as the wing ripped out of the fuse. Best mid-air explosion I have ever seen. We were showered by balsa! It lasted less than one season
Broke a fuse on a hard landing with the Twist. It lasted about three flights
The Fazer is used all the time, because it is so predictable and I am "one with the plane", I know it so well. I settled with an o.s. SX .50 ringed with stock muffler. Purrs like a kitten until you open her up. With the APC 11.5 X 4 prop, it takes off vertical and accelerates out out sight. It will do almost anything, but I have taken the time to balance and work on control throws. No mixing though, you can fly out the peculiarities.
Only weak area was knife edge. I added fuse side between cockpit and tail and it helped, but I had been reading about Side Force Generators (SGF) and decided to add them. I am a builder. It flew great before, now knife edge loops no problem. Flat turns look weird and tight, Knife edge at slow speeds, and overall tightness in tracking. Really a great addition.
Anyone interested in seeing building pictures? Same principles could be used for other planes.
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