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06-05-2006, 07:13 AM
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I flew my Edge yesterday for the first time and I really love it! On Knife Edge flight the plane wants to roll though. Like I was using the ailerons. I know there is a mix I can do in my radio for this. I was wondering is that normal for this plane? It also wants to tuck toward the belly I believe it was. I have mixed this out before on other planes. I guess I was thinking thats alot of mixing needed to just fly Knive Edge.
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Scott
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Scott
06-05-2006, 08:17 AM
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RE: WH EDGE T
All airplanes require some mixing to become truly neutral.
Sometimes it's because of the airframe design, sometimes other factors are at work and need to be corrected first.
For example balance will have a big effect on whether it pulls in knife edge. If the plane is nose heavy you will be flying with some up elevator. When you go KE that up elevator will still be there and will cause the plane to pull to the canopy.
Every trim issue in level flight will have some other effect in knife edge, so be aware that when you change one things something else will change too.
TF
Sometimes it's because of the airframe design, sometimes other factors are at work and need to be corrected first.
For example balance will have a big effect on whether it pulls in knife edge. If the plane is nose heavy you will be flying with some up elevator. When you go KE that up elevator will still be there and will cause the plane to pull to the canopy.
Every trim issue in level flight will have some other effect in knife edge, so be aware that when you change one things something else will change too.
TF
