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Old 01-19-2008, 05:24 PM
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Default How will it fly, what should I expect?

I scratch built this plane over the winter, loosely based on some of my ideas and that funky Blohm and Voss. I also tried to shape the fuse in roughly an airfoil type shape since these planes spend a bit of time in left side knife edge.

Just curious on what I should expect on the test flight, and if I should mix any aileron or rudder to the elevator to offset any potential yaw or rolling issues?? The plane will fly at about 110-120 mph, and needs to be able to make a 100 foot radius turn (on knife). I'm concerned about what the plane will want to do at that speed, when I use that much elevator to make that 100 foot turn.

Also, curious in regards to what it may do on take off.

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