Displacement during snaps ** del klipped for reposting **

[tony at radiosouthrc.com]

Del:

A break is not a shift...  A break means the nose moves off of the track line... The CG keeps going on the same track...  Then the autorotation starts and finishes.  During the last 1/8 turn or so, the pilot changes controls so that the nose is brought back to track the same time that the rotation stops.  

As I said, I have seen this many times on full-scale aircraft, but not very often on models...

Tony Stillman
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Del Rykert 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:05 AM
  Subject: Displacement during snaps ** del klipped for reposting **


  If I were judging Somenzini's snap from what I have read described so far it would earn a zero. As was previously clearly stated on this list a true snap must show a discernable break. That means to me that the aircraft must demonstrate a shift. The question of how much I think is semantics as I wasn't born with calibrated eyeballs and haven't been able to train them to become such. If I were judging a snap and saw a shift of more than 2 1/2 wing spans I would suspect it would be entering a barrel roll. Purely conjecture on my part. 
      Great thread.

          del
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: John Ferrell 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:19 AM
    Subject: Re: Displacement during snap rolls (was Why is it so quiet?)


    As near as I can tell Somenzini's secret is in the setup, not the snap itself. 
    The only place I see to downgrade for offset is in presentation.

    I admit to being one of his fans.

    I think the question is a very good one!

    John Ferrell    
    http://DixieNC.US

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Bob Pastorello 
      To: discussion at nsrca.org 
      Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 6:47 AM
      Subject: Re: Displacement during snap rolls (was Why is it so quiet?)

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