RCU Forums - View Single Post - Torque Issues
View Single Post
Old 05-22-2007 | 08:22 PM
  #18  
3D-Flyer Kevin
Senior Member
 
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 684
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Mansfield, TX
Default RE: Torque Issues

Exactly like the Airfoilz planes. I believe that is what I will do. Now the big question lite ply or balsa supports?

Thanks,
Kevin
ORIGINAL: Flypaper 2

Needs to be braced up with balsa as Piroflip says. It's not a torque problem, it's gyroscopic forces ripping the motor mount out. Try this, hold the plane with the nose pointed up. Now, put it at wide open throttle and swing the tail back and forth fairly fast like a pendulum. and feel the forces that are working against it swinging. That force is being put on your firewall and the glue is the only thing holding it. You need to transfer that load back to the sides of the fuselage with bracing.