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Old 04-05-2007 | 11:46 AM
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Default RE: Aerobird Swift problems.

Putting ailerons on a motorized glider does not turn it into an aerobatic flying machine. Don't think you'll be seeing any fancy aerobatics at Oshkosh by a plane with a V-tail and a glider wing design

The delicate structural integrity(motor mount, wing design, weak wing fuselage sockets, V-tail) of the Swift motorized glider is reason enough not to purchase the Swift as an aileron plane for aerobatic flying. The Swift is a motorized glider with ailerons and does not incorporate the best design solution for use as an aileron trainer. But with some aileron modification the Swift becomes a suitable aileron trainer. "Without deviation progress is not possible" - Frank Zappa

If you want to learn aerobatic flying then buy a plane that looks more like this--
[link]http://www.bvmprops.com/Props/vess_propellors.html[/link]

If you want even more of an aerobatic challenge step into the mind and shoes of Patrizio Bronzi and build yourself a Hummingbird DNA(double-helix) with statorons--[link]http://www.esotec.co.nz/hb/HTML/RC_Models_F.html[/link]
[link]http://www.esotec.co.nz/hb/HTML/Wespe_F.html[/link]