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Old 02-01-2003 | 07:33 PM
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Default Uncle Ben

Hey that is a good one about "building skills".
Why does the Kitfox design use a similar approach for ailerons or are they used as flaperons? That is what I will have to try next with the McCessna;
program them as flaperons. Do you remember where G. Curtiss put his first ailerons in relation to the bipe's wings? One half way between them, approx.

Just a sidelight with this red machine. Last summer I experienced interference with this model and was shot down over some tall trees in a thick woods ajacent to a full size airport runway. The model plunged easily 40 ft. straight down through the thick branches and made a "sickening" sound as did so. When we were able to find it after crawling through the underbrush, it was suspended by its tail vertically having caught by a branch about 5 ft. above the ground. The only damage was a 4" piece of wing leading edge punched out and a few false ribs but no damage to the spruce spars. Could not believe my good fortune!