Is there really a difference
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Is there really a difference
between the elevon pre mix and the V-TAIL pre mix ?
Last night this hit me like a ton of bricks. I have never flown a true V-Tail plane but I understand the set up which IMO is the same as ELEVONS.
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Last night this hit me like a ton of bricks. I have never flown a true V-Tail plane but I understand the set up which IMO is the same as ELEVONS.
feel free.
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RE: Is there really a difference
Yes there is a big differance. Elevon is a mix of elevator and aileron on two wing control surfaces (this is for use on flying wing or delta type aircraft) and V tail is a mix of rudder and elevator functions on the two surfaces of a V type tail.
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RE: Is there really a difference
V tail is a mix of rudder and elevator functions on the two surfaces of a V type tail.
I guess I should have said the same result with flight can be achieved using either of the two mixes in both types of planes, V-tail and Delta Wing planes.
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RE: Is there really a difference
You don't get the same effect unless you hook the ailerons to the rudder channel. Then you're using left stick to roll the plane. Could be confusing. V-tail mix is not usually programmable as to what channels it mixes. It's usually set for elevator-rudder and can't be changed. If your radio allows "soft" programmable mixing, then try it.
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RE: Is there really a difference
Why would it be confusing . The first planes I flew only had elevator and rudder. So the left stick controlled the roll and the right the pitch. But I was thinking of a V-Tailed sail plane which doesn't have a rudder but only elevators. So after reading what you typed if I purchased this type of plane, and used V-tail mixing I would have to use two sticks to fly . But what I am thinking is if I use the aileron mix instead I will be able to fly the plane with only the right stick and use the left for throttle.
Thanks for the info I will try it some time.
Thanks for the info I will try it some time.
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RE: Is there really a difference
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Why would it be confusing . The first planes I flew only had elevator and rudder. So the left stick controlled the roll and the right the pitch. But I was thinking of a V-Tailed sail plane which doesn't have a rudder but only elevators. So after reading what you typed if I purchased this type of plane, and used V-tail mixing I would have to use two sticks to fly . But what I am thinking is if I use the aileron mix instead I will be able to fly the plane with only the right stick and use the left for throttle.
Thanks for the info I will try it some time.
Why would it be confusing . The first planes I flew only had elevator and rudder. So the left stick controlled the roll and the right the pitch. But I was thinking of a V-Tailed sail plane which doesn't have a rudder but only elevators. So after reading what you typed if I purchased this type of plane, and used V-tail mixing I would have to use two sticks to fly . But what I am thinking is if I use the aileron mix instead I will be able to fly the plane with only the right stick and use the left for throttle.
Thanks for the info I will try it some time.
Now, if you had a v-tail 3 channel plane with dihedral in the wings, you would connect the servos to channels 1 and 2 on a hitec/futaba and use the elevon mix so you could control pitch and roll/yaw from the right stick. However you would have to reverse the directions for channel 1 in order to get the proper effect. The reason being that, with elevons, in order to bank right, the right elevon would go up. In order to go right with a V tail the right surface would go down.
Both will bank and turn the plane, but they do it from a different part of the fuselage in a differnt manner.
Confusing? Yes I suppose it could be confusing. Having worked with V tail and standard tail, elevon and full house planes I am used to it so it is not confusing to me. Just experience.