Wing Weight??
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RE: Wing Weight??
06-10-2005, 09:19 AM
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RE: Wing Weight??
Pretty simple.... assuming everything else is straight and generally well trimmed.... during a high G turn... the heavy wing will tend to track further out than the lighter wing... if the heavier wing is the high one(right) the plane will tend to climb out during the turn - moonshot. If the heavier wing is the lower one(left) then the plane will tuck nose down toward the ground and... in the extreme case... make a large divot just outside pylon three.
The cure is easy.. test fly the airplane trim everything else first so that it flies straight and holds a good line knife edge and the radius of full throw turns is correct. Then just fly some laps and enter the turns straight and true and pull hard and note which wing consistently tracks to the outside.... then tape a quarter to the opposite wing until the plane tracks through the corner perfect every time. When you get home you can bury the weight in the wingtip if you want.(I use #6 finish nails) A good link for how to setup a racer is Dub Jetts Crap Trap series. http://www.jettengineering.com/
Good luck.
Dan
The cure is easy.. test fly the airplane trim everything else first so that it flies straight and holds a good line knife edge and the radius of full throw turns is correct. Then just fly some laps and enter the turns straight and true and pull hard and note which wing consistently tracks to the outside.... then tape a quarter to the opposite wing until the plane tracks through the corner perfect every time. When you get home you can bury the weight in the wingtip if you want.(I use #6 finish nails) A good link for how to setup a racer is Dub Jetts Crap Trap series. http://www.jettengineering.com/
Good luck.
Dan
