Hi Guys, I did the split thing on my Super AVA....because I had nothing to do that weekend in a motel. I have servo on each and can independently adjust or operate them....never have though.
There was the justification that the Big Single "blanked the stab". Frankly I wouldn't know the difference because landing a Spoiler ship is an art, not a skill. I can tell you this there have been plenty of times in a contest when I wished I had all of that Spoiler!..or an anchor to drop! ;-). You know what Snoop Dog says in his song..."Split like its hot"...I don't know what that means either, but do it if you want, especially if you convinced it will put you in the winner's circle...otherwise, your time will be better spent practicing landings with the single ....okay or the split :). Gordy In a message dated 8/5/2008 8:51:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I discussed the split-flap thing with Mark Drela a while back while doing the prototype build for Denny's EZ Bubble Dancer: Mark said: ... The other argument -- "the stock spoiler is too powerful" -- is sorta like saying "my Maserati has too much braking power". It usually comes from people who think of the spoiler as an on/off device, rather than something you modulate. About the only advantage of the split spoiler is that it reduces the required elevator compensation. This was attractive in the days of dumb radios, but not now. Small compensation is also an issue with hinged stabs: If the BD had a conventional hinged stab, then it would need about 9-10 degrees of elevator compensation, which would indeed degrade its control power on landing. But with the all-moving tail this is a non-issue. Ed Anderson wrote: > 3) Split spoilers - I can't say how it works with one big spoiler but mine > comes down very nicely and I don't feel I have a pitch problem. I do use > elevator comp mix but it works very smoothly. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )
