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Old 03-13-2002, 01:41 AM
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Don Szczur
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Default Trailing Edges on Large Scale Aerobatic Planes

Not sure if I've seen many with 1 or 2 inch trailing edges- the Caps and Sukhois that I've seen were about quarter to half inch but the molecules are at a different scale there.

So far what I've heard is that its advisable to put angle stock on the TE to bring up the TE thickness. This makes the control surface more stable as well as less sensitive to minor inputs. Also having this kind of material on the rudder provides damping stability in the (yaw).

Thansks all for the input,

Chad, You are a lot closer to making it Poland than I am- I'm jealous!

Don