T2 Flight Antics
Yes, the D&B T2 did have some interesting issues at high AOAs. If I remember correctly the wing and stab were set at +2 degrees as the full scale T2. I believe I still have factory drawings which D & B used to design their kit by. Needles to say at AOAs above 30-40 degrees nose up at cruise speed the aircraft would snap to it's back. An exciting thing to experience when operating at the lower altitudes. So cruising around outside of the snap range was enjoyable and the T2 does look impressive with the tall T-tail and tip tanks providing a good siloutte. On landing the aircraft had no bad habits and as a matter of fact, you really did not need the flaps. A word of warning on takeoff. Once you rotate and begin to climb out, keep the nose tracking by starting the turn and loading up the aircraft. If you elect to continue a slow lazy straight ahead climb the nose will continue to raise and full down elevator will not provide any help. As you can imagine, this important safety tip is provided by my misfortune. Wanting to do the long lazy scale climb-out ate my breakfast one sunny Sunday morning and thats the rest of the story. As soon as I see these issues worked out I am on my way to buy another and spend less time engineering and enjoy flying.