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Old 11-16-2009 | 11:12 AM
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Default RE: How important is dihedral for a Low Wing?

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I'm voting with Dick. On a couple of issues.

Go ahead and try it. The completed one in the attachments looks really kewl. I wish I'd done the same to mine back when I had it.

And the dihedral would be worthwhile. Look at the Tigers and 4stars for how much works.

OK, I'm going to vote twice............. Do it! No lie, it'll be unique and unique is good, really good.

(we do this for fun, right)

Agreed, dihedral works on Tigers, 4stars, Escapades, Caps, whatever. But he's not building one of these, he's building a Stick, I haven't seen any Sticks with dihedral. Doesn't mean some one hasn't done it, but I believe the Stick was designed without dihedral to achieve the flight characteristics you get by not having it. But I agree, if he wants to go thru the trouble of putting some in, it might handle a little better in normal flying. I still don't think it will be a drastic difference, but it would be fun to find out.