robertminsk wrote: > > I have just started building a Bird of Time and I am thinking about > changing the wing from a polyhedral to a dihedral wing with ailerons. > I would build ailerons just outside the "curve" on the outside wing > panel. I would also build the wing with 4-5 degrees of dihedral. Has > anyone else tried this? How much affect to you think it will have? > Am I nuts for trying this?
Nope :) Wolfe Hirth used the wing planform on his 1930's full-size glider so he could have large ailerons, so there is precedent. Then there is the full-house T-tail BoT built by Mike Clancy. See my BoT shrine for a picture and the details. http://isoar.ca/~andrewm/rc/bot/ -- Andrew E. Mileski Ottawa, Canada RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
