ORIGINAL: handglider
Anhedral Stabs...
Mike and I spent the day testing the prototype with these new anhedral stabs. The plane did well and they look wicked.
I'll let Mike fill in all the details, they aren't ready or available yet as an upgrade as a lot more testing needs to follow. But so far the results are very positive.
He is sheeting a set for my plane tonight for further testing as well
the prototype did well today.
enjoy the pics
So far I really like them. I had tested a set in the early life on this plane, and didn't really like them all that much. Seemed like they screwed up more than they fixed. but after a year of working on it and being analytical, I cam up with a set that had a lot less angle, a sharper TE and a little more thin overall, and still be a plug in quick change with what was already there (important for me).
What the heck, I decided to ttest them out. I only have 8-9 flights, maily through masters and P-09 with some F elements at the end of the flights. The effect was very canalizer-ish. The controls were more sensitive, the small amount of mix I was carrying was gone. Snaps were cleaner, stall turns were much easier, and the track was even cleaner than before. Inverted flight was the most stable thing I have ever felt in a pattern plane. That was interesting.
But the REAL difference was in the FAI patterns. Most planes in normal configuration feel like more of a controlled slide in KE loops and integrated rolling manuevers, but this feels much more like a clean cutting on KE. It definitely dug harder and really turned pure and nuetral with the rudder. That was also the first time I have been able to perform the last 1/4 of a KE loop at idle...LOL (it's still more comfortable with power on).
So I flew it around flat and just did hard over flat turns, pffft didn't even drop a wing or lose altitude. That was neat.
I still need to do some more playing to find the real pros vs cons, and look for any hidden suprises. But so far, so good. I hadn't really planned on offering an upgrade, but you guys know me, if it works and I really like it, I'll share.
of course this means I may have to have a second look at the 110 too....LOL
But I have some major shop projects to finish around here before I get into all of that. I may make another set with a hair bit more angle and see what those do. Later....
-Mike