I am still a beginner to RC airplanes. I have a question that may sound stupid, but pls bear with me.

What is the difference between between 1 level wing airplanes (ex. Yak, Edge, Cap; etc.) and 2 level wing airplanes (ex. Pitts, Bipe) concerning flight? What about it set-up? And are there any differences in controlling the airplane?

Anyone, pls help. Thank you.

Phadet
Bangkok, Thailand

Yak, Edge, Cap; etc are NOT beginner planes but would be better than most Bi-planes. All of these planes offer their own individual problems but most serious is their very fast response times. Bi-planes also need special flight techniques and glide (usually) like gold plated bricks. I'd recommend sticking with a conventional trainer similar to a Nexstar (too expensive) or Tower 40 trainer. From there you can move up (when ready) to a low wing like a 4-Star Sig.
Look here for a list of good trainers, second planes and a few others. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4537845/tm.htm

Thank you very much for your response, Bruce. I am flying mainly electric. Now I have the Edge 540, Cap 232, and my latest addition is the Yak 54 120e, all from Hyperion. I don't really know whether I'm still considered a beginner or intermediate. I've built only ARFs and had flying experience for only a year. I'm trying to fly 3D manuevers now and have succeeded some, and failed some. Now I'm interested in getting a biplane, but afraid of flying without any knowledge abt it. We don't have any airplane experts here in Thailand, that is why I went with the EP instead of GP. And it's hard to get tips and advices from people who somewhat have experience. So, thanks again.

If you want to know what the significant differences between a biplane and a monoplane would be, there really aren't too many.

Because the area needed to carry a payload is going to be almost the same no matter the number of wings, you often find that biplanes has shorter wingspans. Generally that's the case. Shorter wingspans can almost always give you a faster roll rate. The bipes tend to be less apt to stay level, and quicker to roll.

And since you're putting close to the same area into two wings instead of two, you get more drag with the biplane than you can and usually get with a monoplane. So the bipes usually wind up with a limited top speed that's obviously slower. And to fly along at slow speed takes more engine throttle with a bipe.

Beyond those, there are differences, but generally speaking those two are the ones that are most noticable. After all, you're going to get a biplane that's being made today, right, versus a monoplane that's being made today.