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Old 07-09-2003 | 01:16 AM
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All flying wings need verticals... runs common knowledge..
I flew this ZAGI™ tonight.. called a Phantasm.. don't know who kitted it.
Mine began life as a electric, with a fuselage and SIG Wonder tail. Miserable failure.
Took out the e-power and threw it off the slope. Not much better.
Took off all the excess not-per-print stuff except the sheeting I'd added at first.. It now looks like the original.
And it FLIES! None of the annoying head-shaking of the typical ZAGI™.
Why is that?
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Old 07-09-2003 | 05:39 PM
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Default Wings and verticals....

1. For a wing with no vertical tail to go straight the differential drag with yaw has to be high due to planform/airfoil/sweep/whatever - it is a CDbeta term acting through the AC of each wing panel. Low drag airplanes would not have has much directional stability.

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2. Your eyes are going and you can't possibly tell the difference :-)

Pick the answer(s) that are applicable.
Old 07-09-2003 | 06:08 PM
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Bof'em.
I know I don't have verticals on that one..
I've flown a ZAGI™ Razor with one vertical.. on one tip. Time to try it without either vertical.
Wind willing, more exhaustive tests this afternoon..
Old 07-10-2003 | 01:01 AM
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Flew the Razor sans right, and then both verticals after flying the Phantasm.
At low speeds, any end/point can be in front! Not a good thing close to the slope. Both planes behave the same without verticals.
Going to try a single central vertical next.
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Formating with a regular ZAGI™ with the right removed...
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Old 07-10-2003 | 05:24 PM
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Originally posted by Tall Paul
All flying wings need verticals... runs common knowledge..
Try telling that to the nurflugel boys.

There are at least two of these interest groups around - search nurflugel on your fav engine.
Old 07-11-2003 | 11:37 PM
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Here's the Phantasm with a central fin. Makes a big difference. It will fly slower before trying to swap ends....
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