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Old 03-18-2003 | 09:06 PM
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Default Whats the main differences with flying a twin?

yeh, i think i forgot to mention this but its actually built so i can take off like a normal plane, i have a high U/C so i can have space for the props, thats one of the main things i was considering when building it. If i ever get an engine failure then i've got a lot of things in my favour, 1st being i can land normally, 2nd those control vanes will give me extremely good control on the roll rate if need be so i should be able to hold it off on a little engine throttle for the engine thats still active, if you think about it, its a 5.5lb plane and has a total of 12lb static thrust so i've got plenty of power if need be. So if i ever have a deadstick then i should be able to bring it down safely with some good piloting, hopefully

Also on the cross drive system and the heli setup. At the moment i don't have either money or or room for either of these so unfortunatly i'm gonna have to be out on these for the moment.

I've included a picture of what mine roughly looks like, this picture is Don's first design which i have copied from him,
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