>Question for you aerodynamic geniuses out there:
I'm a seat-o'-the-pants genius... :o) >The real question I have is the wing I want to use has >built in dihedral starting about 1/3 of the way out - >will this dihedral cause handling problems, or is the >airfoil more critical? Stiffness of the wing and airfoil are more critical. >(OK - it's a Hobie Hawk I'm talking about - there, I >said it!) You may want to consider building a larger rudder instead. Twisting the wings on a Hobie Hawk, I believe, will cause a lot of drag, a lot of stalls, and lot of unwanted wing flex. Dieter http://shredair.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
