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Old 07-03-2003 | 02:25 PM
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Thanks Sean! Yup, it's called the "Gyrator", Cox TD .049 powered. Go to Andrew Donatelli's website for the RCU 1/2A Design Contest and click on "Gyrator, by Milton Dickey" Scroll across and click on "Gyrator3.mpg" for a short video clip showing a takeoff, stall turn and a landing. The landing shows the solid control available right down to a crawl. http://www.donatelli.net/contest/

Dunno for sure that you're wrong about flat stabs....airfoiled stabs just work better in all flight conditions, in my opinion. There are many wise pundits out there in www land that will vehemently argue that it's a waste of time and that flat plate tail surfaces are the only way to go! I really like 'em and don't mind investing the extra time needed to design and build them. Plus, they just look cool with transparent covering.