Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas

[Bob Stevens]

MessageDean,without revealing how old or how long I've been in this silly "patten" thing ,I decided to dig out my old plans for the Orion & build # 5 just to see if it is as tough to fly with a proportional radio as it was to fly it on reeds.BTW the orion does have a diamond stab as I just finished the tail feathers.The biggest problem I have now is;what motor to use in it.The .45s of today are better than the best .60 or.80 we had back then !Not to mention nitro ,which was reserved for ratrace or missle mist fuel.I had better quit now "cause I hear Glenn Miller  music in the background". Bob

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: EDward Skorepa 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 10:23 AM
  Subject: Re: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas


  The Compensator by Rhett Miller had also diamond airfoil stab. ed
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Don McCullough 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 6:24 PM
    Subject: RE: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas


    The early '60 Ed Kasmerski Taurus used a diamond stab for the same reason - soft elevator center. If I remember right the earlier Orion had a similar stab. In the days of reeds and early proportional this was even more important.

     

    Don McCullough

     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Fletcher, Richard
    Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:00 AM
    To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
    Subject: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas

     

    The first time I saw that technique was in the early 80s when I was admiring one of Dean's gorgeous 'Maya' renditions. It had a diamond airfoil stab and he explained that it made the elev stick softer around neutral. You see boys and girls, that was before expo was invented! 

     

    Speaking of Dean, he is the reason I got into pattern. It was 1983 at Floyd Bennet field in Brooklyn NY and I was told that the field was closed to regular flying the next day as there would be a pattern contest at the site. So I went to the field very early to get some flying in before the contest started. Suddenly an army of trucks and vans started pulling up and a fleet of gorgeous pattern planes were setup in the pits. I watched Dean fly three rolls in the Master's pattern (don't laugh) and between the totally axial rolls, smoke against the blue sky, and the gorgeous Tipo I was hooked. At this point I am not sure whether to thank Dean or not!

     

     

     

    Rich    :)  
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