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Old 02-14-2008 | 09:20 PM
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Default RE: Airfoil shapes used as Horizontal/Vertical Stabilizers

Simply put but oh so true.

For a study in how to build light if you ever get a chance to look at the plans for Al Rabe's very scale like control line stunt models I guarantee that you'll go out and jump on your own models in disgust as few of us are worthy in the light of such a builder.

OK, I'm exagerating of course but I can promise you that a 1/2 hour looking at the plans and reading the articles would be time well spent.

I keep writing around here in a tongue in cheek manner about you we should design to include a lot of air in our designs. It's not just a joke. And folks like Rabe did just that while still making drop dead gorgeous model designs.