Phoenix Strega flaps
 

Has anyone done this? I am planning of using the ailerons as flaps for landing. Plane flies great but landings are fast and runway is short, each and everytime Plane tips over causing a Prop strike, so If I can get it to flare before touch down it should help it a little bit and it will look more scale. I mean forget about the scale look, I just want to land a little slower and prevent a prop strike also.

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

Check these similar threads:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_78...tm.htm#7836639

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10051808

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

I haven't flown the Strega, but it's basically a racing P-51. Given the design and wing area, you may be asking for easier tip stalls if you install flaps or flaperons and try to slow it down too much. Be carefull to come in under some power if you do, just like you would most war birds.;)

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

You know what,
I think, I will try to use spoilerons instead of flaps. Because I was reading that other post Lnewqban advised and everybody is saying the same thing, It will slow it down to stall. If I use throttle it will start going up again . My problem is plane comes in too fast and too high. Spoilers will decent it quicker but I can cut the throttle down to idle and slow it down like that. this plane just doesnt want to land, Just a tiny bit of elevator causes a 3 4 feet climb and by the time it glides back down Its already halfway down the runway,
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RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

What ever you do, don't use flaperons on a Strega or WM Mustang! You may get away with it a few times if you land perfectly into the wind, but sooner or later it'll snap roll just off the deck when a tips stalls on you. Up reflex will slow it down only a small amount on those planes, don't get carried away with too much up refex or it will be dropping the plane too fast. Spend more time practicing approaches. Hint: always have the plane descending for your approach, be ready to FEED in throttle. Avoid stretching out or level approach, it's harder too judge speed and you may end up falling out of the sky.

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

I didn't notice you can't slow it down. Mine always floats in nicely.

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

I say no to flapperons and yes to split flaps.

Split flaps can be added with minimum modification to the wing and will help avoiding tip stalls while slowing the plane.

Some experiments will be good before proceeding with servo and linkage installation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flap_(aircraft)

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_12...tm.htm#1269504

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

Perhaps a lower pitch prop...

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

Its turning a 12x6 apc prop which is what the engine manual says to use. My flight area is about 2 acres and heavyly wooded so I have about 150 feet to land this plane coming over 30 feet high trees. so as soon as I clear the trees I cut the throttle off and by the time it decends I dont have a choice but give throttle to climb for a second try. If I can use spoilerons I can drop the plane out of the sky down to 5 6 feet high then I can use the limited runway that I have. I dont know its just hard for me to land this plane. wish I was living in an area with no trees and a huge runway.

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

This is the problem your flight area is totally inadaquate for this airplane. This is a great airplane I have flown, raced and tested litterally dozens of them specifically for pylon racing with engines from .46 to 1.10. I highly recommend it as a first warbird and as first warbird racer however it is not a park flyer and if you keep trying to use the spot you described it will not last long.

That airplane will not work there.

John

RE: Phoenix Strega flaps
 

If you have room to circle low over your runway, you might try a final aproach from a low banked turn. But you better competent with your turns before trying this and make sure you turn into the wind. I do this sometimes just for fun, its easy to do with my 1/4 scale cub, I can turn it a 180 on a dime and land in less than 50 feet. It's a little harder with faster planes like my Venus because they stall easier if you turn too hard, but I can still land it tighter this way than I can from a straight in approach. WWII pilots used to land Corsairs from a banked turn because they had no visiblility of the flight deck from a straight in final.;)