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Old 05-04-2007, 03:49 PM
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Default RE: What does flutter sound like?

Thanks for the replies.

The plane was a RTF and came with an OS .65 LA engine [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGHD4**&P=6]see it here[/link]; however, I've been told several times that I may be flying the plane a little too hard. On my high speed passes, I'll get a good amount of altitude, then point the nose straight down, full throttle and then level out near the ground so I'll have top speed as it passes me.

So the buzz of the flutter will be much louder than the normal engine sounds? Or does it take a trained ear to notice it? Or should it be pretty obvious?

There are small gaps between the wing and ailerons, but they were there when I first received the plane.