OTOP

[Richard Strickland]

Might depend on the speed of the snap... The Impact screeches on fairly rapid snaps(finally got it in the air last night--I think I'm going to like it).

RS
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: vicenterc at comcast.net 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org ; discussion at nsrca.org 
  Cc: Bob Kane 
  Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 8:26 PM
  Subject: Re: OTOP


  The Abbra is composite but I noticed that ailerons are sealed.  The plane is composite also.  I haven't hear any noise during snaps.  Probably is possible to seal the ailerons with light balsa.

  Vince

    -------------- Original message -------------- 

    > Yup, heard that sound from many of the top-hinged 
    > composite aircraft. 
    > 
    > --- GSailwhale at aol.com wrote: 
    > 
    > > I test flew the OTOP today and when I entered any 
    > > kind of snap roll the 
    > > airplane made a real high pitch squeal. It only does 
    > > it in the snap roll. Someone 
    > > at the field said that they have heard of the 
    > > composite airplanes doing that 
    > > because of the hollow ailerons. That didn't seem to 
    > > make sense to me so I 
    > > thought I'd pose it to everyone to see if they have 
    > > had this before in a 
    > > composite airplane. 
    > > 
    > > Greg Grigsby 
    > > 
    > 
    > 
    > Bob Kane 
    > getterflash at yahoo.com 
    > 
    > 
    > 
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