Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas

[Jason]

Don't forget how bad an electric pattern plane will be...especially at the
Worlds....

Sorry, had to say it.
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  Subject: Re: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas


  I wonder if the diamond airfoil really worked. If it worked so well, why
don't people still use that feature?

  Speaking of that, remember the anhedral stabs? I think Hanno Prettner
started it, won the world champs with one. Next thing you know, everyone had
anhedral stabs. I remember some people saying that if you did not have
anhedral in your stab, you weren't competitive.

  I remember hearing years later that the main reason Prettner used anhedral
in the stab was because his new design did not fly well and needed the stab
lowered. Was easier to cut it and bend it down. Don't know for sure if that
is true, but was believable.

  Trike gear. Retracts. I remember people saying there is no way you would
be competitive with a fixed-gear taildragger. BLASPHEMY!!!

  And then the big one: FOUR-STROKES ARE GOING TO RUIN THE HOBBY!!!

  I thought it was interesting that the planes were never 2m in size, until
there was a 2m limit imposed. Then everyone came out with a 2m design!

  Well, I guess that is enough fuel for the forum. :-)

  Bob Richards.


  Bill Glaze <billglaze at triad.rr.com> wrote:
    So did the 1957 Astro Hog, by Fred Dunn.  Bill Glaze

    EDward Skorepa wrote:

      The Compensator by Rhett Miller had also diamond airfoil stab. ed
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