From: "Doug Slate" <doug.slate@...>
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2004 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [BugHLG] On what side of the rod do i mount the X-tail?
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2004 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [BugHLG] On what side of the rod do i mount the X-tail?
Ur right. I didn't think of the air force being applied.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Roos" <roos@...>
To: <BugHLG@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 7:40 PM
Subject: RE: [BugHLG] On what side of the rod do i mount the X-tail?
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> It's not the g-force acting on the rudder, it's the air
> pressure and it is a WHOLE LOT MORE than you would ever
> believe!!
>
> The g-force does act on the front of the fuselage where
> the battery is trying to sling to the outside of the
> circle.
>
> Buddy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Slate [mailto:doug.slate@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 6:16 PM
> To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BugHLG] On what side of the rod do i
> mount the X-tail?
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> I don't mean to but in here but I am right handed and I
> launch my bug side
> arm (disc launch) with my right hand. That slings the
> force to the right of
> the plane, so, if I wanted the tail g-force to go in
> the direction of the
> boom, I would have to mount it on the left. Right?
>
> RCDuggiedug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Roos" <roos@...>
> To: <BugHLG@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:22 PM
> Subject: RE: [BugHLG] On what side of the rod do i
> mount the X-tail?
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> >
> > If you are right handed, I would put it on the right
> > side of the boom. That way the launching side force
> > would be pushing it against the boom instead of
> trying
> > to push it off.
> >
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