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Old 08-07-2007 | 02:49 PM
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Default RE: CAP snap

Been flying my little Kyosho Cap232 for about 7 years now. It is a snappy little bird. Which is to say it is particularly not an honest airplane. Most aerobats are designed to have very honest characteristics, ie a shallow stall which result in a pulse or recoverable momentary loss of authority. Cap's , with a sharper and more swept leading edge tend to stall very deeply and quite easily. Pull just a little too hard in a loop and you are doing snap rolls. Unnerving ! I don't really see it as an advantage as I prefer to do my thing as low as possible. With the Cap, the whole show moves upward about 30 feet. I don't really expect to recover from a snap that low, but at least I have room to relax the elevator when I feel I'm up against the plane's limits.
Now, my Chipmunk, on the other hand is a perfectly "honest" airplane. Its just as capable as the Cap232. But deep stalls are preceeded by skidding and then a shallow stall pulse. You really need to abuse the elevator to induce an accidental snap roll. Recoveries can be made just overhead resulting in level off at eye level with complete confidence. Both planes thrill. But one thrills higher up.