BVM MAVERICK
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Scott,
Never gave it a thought until you pointed it out. It's entirely possible that I have had that happen but never realized it. I don't ever remember a " Lack " of elevator authority but there has been a time or two that things got a little squirrelly entering the flair. Nothing real drastic and only now and then. I guess I have been shrugging it off to being a tad too slow or turbulence. Next time I take it out I will pay a lot closer attention to see if I can identify if that is in fact taking place. Thanks for pointing that out.
Never gave it a thought until you pointed it out. It's entirely possible that I have had that happen but never realized it. I don't ever remember a " Lack " of elevator authority but there has been a time or two that things got a little squirrelly entering the flair. Nothing real drastic and only now and then. I guess I have been shrugging it off to being a tad too slow or turbulence. Next time I take it out I will pay a lot closer attention to see if I can identify if that is in fact taking place. Thanks for pointing that out.
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From: kenilworth , UNITED KINGDOM
ORIGINAL: turnnburn
Who said BVM wasnt happy with it ? The guy from England was critcal of the airfoil which in my opnion is ridiculous. This is one of the easiest and best flying DF jets EVER. They make a great Turbine powered model as well but the wing loading does get a little high.
Who said BVM wasnt happy with it ? The guy from England was critcal of the airfoil which in my opnion is ridiculous. This is one of the easiest and best flying DF jets EVER. They make a great Turbine powered model as well but the wing loading does get a little high.
Hello, it's the guy from England here.
Until I sold it on, I had a Maverick turbine and also flew it hundreds of times including some at the 2002 FIJR. I agree that in its time it was the best all-round jet available so I'm not saying the Maverick was a bad plane, I'm just saying that things have moved on a long way since then and although there are a few die hards who would buy one if BV did re-introduce it, 99% of people who wanted that type of plane would buy the better flying Bandit or Electra . If the airfoil was up to scratch then it would not have needed droops to keep it from tip stalling and would still be used by BVM today.
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From: london, UNITED KINGDOM
Gentlemen- point is look at the great photo's and the great classic days-some times old things need to be brought back to life.
This is one of them-artf maverick P-60 powered-yippy![>:]
This is one of them-artf maverick P-60 powered-yippy![>:]




