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Old 04-21-2004 | 06:33 PM
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Default Why do most ARFs have coupling?

All my ARF's have pitch coupling and some roll as well. Why can't this be eliminated with the incidence of the wing and stabs? Or is it just very hard to get rid of coupling in these ARF's I'm buying?

(US40, Magic Extra 300L, FuntanaS 40, Fun Air 40).

I can knife edge across my field with the Magic Extra and FuntanaS but it takes serious stick control inputs.
Old 04-21-2004 | 06:59 PM
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Default RE: Why do most ARFs have coupling?

It's not the fault of the model being an ARF. Almost every model has coupling of some sort. Coupling is a combination of wing to stab to thrust line relations in addition to where the fuse side area is located above or below the wing, thrust line and how much is in front of and behind the wing.

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