What are the forces on a stab during a zoom or F3J launch? Are there other forces in action here? The force that cause tail booms to break.
Probably the most damaging, a dork landing, many a elevator servos give up there. On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 15:42:40 -0400 (EDT) Oleg Golovidov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>On a larger model like the ICON, guys have been using the JR DS 3421 >>on the stab, another nice digital servo from JR. > >I was always puzzled a little by recommendations to use a mighty >servo on the >full flying stab. I totally understand the need for precision here >(digital >servos), but why use a very powerfull servo? If the stab pivots >around its >aerodynamic center and has a symmetric airfoil (both are true in >99.9% cases, >including ICON I assume), then the control moments on the stab are >near zero. >The loads on the stab servo are miniscule compared to those of a flap >servo. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
