?'s on my tail configuration.
 

I am finally committing and will be seriously stepping forward on pattern this next year. I've been building a lot of airplanes, so this is slow in coming, but I am finally getting somewhere.

I will be entering competition, and I have a good airplane to get me going. I'm starting with an Ultra Sport. However, I have made a few minor modifications.

Upon gluing the horizontal, I found that I didn't get it perfectly square, and I just can not live with it. So I have cut it off to fix it with a different option. I have cut a foam stab. I airfoiled it, and cut it aabout as thick as my UFO stab is to slow it down a bit. Then I wanted to add a little anhedral. I know this airplane is fine stock, but I believe it will help take a little pressure of the rudder when the airplane is on its side (as I understand from an article Dave Brown wrote) and resolve the minor inherent pull towards the canopy.

That's my story. Of course, I could be completely wrong, but it sounds good!

Soo, I took a few shots of a static view of what it will look like.

Any opinions?

(Please forgive the mess on the table. I am in the process of re-organizing and cutting a trainer kit from plans for my daughter. I don't like to be messy.)

OBTW- Am I allowed to use a muffled tuned pipe?

Brian

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Hi Brian
that plane looks fine

The stab is the last place that would mess up the way an airplane flies , and it wont hurt a thing to add anhedral.
keep the passion and have fun flying pattern
you can use any Exhaust you want :D
Bryan

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I agree with Bryan. Finish it and fly it.

On the exhaust, should be reasonably quiet. If the power is a 60, set it up to turn something like a 12x11 apc

On the messy bench....well ....a clean bench accomplishes nothing!!

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I appreciate that. Thanks! [8D]

I'm anxious to get it flying.

I'll be fiberglassing the fuse, using fabric on the wing, and shooting it with Klass Kote.

Brian

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Try to keep weight in check. The plane shouldn't weigh much more than about 1 lb per 100 sq inches of wing. Consider film on the wing...it will save you plenty elbies

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Double Post...

Moderators please delete with my apologies...

Brian

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The reason for using cloth on the wing is the problem of matching Klass Kote colors to film colors. If I can get a good match with the color paint I want to use and film covering, I'd go this route in a heart beat.

Unfortunately, the options in Lusterkote are very limited and do not hold much interest for me.

I know this rubs a lot of people, and nothing personal against your advice as it is appreciated, but I'm not a firm believer that lighter is always better. A 60 sized Ultra Sport at 7lbs would be nice on a very calm day. I've not seen many perfectly calm days lately. I'm shooting for 8-8.5lbs.

Brian

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I'm not rubbed either way. Actually I think it's funny.......

One thing certain, one tiny piece of experience is worth about a million inexperienced opinions, probably more

Good luck

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I can appreciate that. That is why I don't want a 7lb US.

Thanks.

Brian

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Better to build light and add ballast where you want it, than to build heavy and not be able get it right.


But, hey what do I know.

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Unfortunately, I made a mistake by addressing weight issues in the 1st place. This is not the context or my concern in this post. I understand that my opinion steps on a lot of toes, but my drive here is not to offend, which is obviously what I have done by these responses.

Please accept my opinion for what it is. It is based on my experiences only, and I have a preference based on it. I am in no way telling anyone how they need to do anything. I do appreciate the experiences shared with me, but there is "more than one way to skin a cat," and my way is not the only way. It is simply my preferred way and I have respect for opposing opinions on this matter.

I would appreciate it if we can move past this and understand my post. The intent is to find if this configuration in the tail is helpful or a detriment. I like the looks and hope it has some benefits.

Brian

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Brian,

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