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Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

01-21-2007, 10:21 PM

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down to the right motor mount

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Posted By combatpigg

RE: down to the right motor mount

AWB, you can always file the backside of a plastic engine mount at an opposite angle to compensate for the firewalls' angle....if you don't like flying this plane with "vectored thrust".

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

01-21-2007, 06:03 PM

Replies: 10

down to the right motor mount

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Posted By combatpigg

RE: down to the right motor mount

I hope all goes well, but the amount of thrust angle I see in that photo looks "cartoonish".

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

01-20-2007, 11:02 PM

Replies: 10

down to the right motor mount

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Posted By combatpigg

RE: down to the right motor mount

The proof in whether or not the thrust angle is necessary will come after the model is trimmed for hands off flight at X speed, then increase the speed. If the model begins to crab, if not roll as a...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

01-20-2007, 08:14 PM

Replies: 10

down to the right motor mount

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Posted By combatpigg

RE: down to the right motor mount

If the designer of a kit has first of all built a straight plane, then found through trial and error that it flies better with X degrees of thrust, then I wouldn't want to redo his hard work. OTOH,...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

01-20-2007, 11:02 AM

Replies: 10

down to the right motor mount

Views: 994

Posted By combatpigg

RE: down to the right motor mount

Your question has no arbitrary answer here, just fly the plane in as straight of an up line as you can to see if it wants to pull to the left. Make sure the lateral CG is set before spending time on...

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