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<DIV>Ok! Let's open another can of worms.</DIV>
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<DIV>Pros and cons on flat plate wing tips vs. nicely rounded ones!</DIV>
<DIV>I prefer the looks of the rounded tips, and find them easier to cover with
Monokote, but they give just one more point where a difference from one wing to
the other could creep in and cause some minor flight annomolies.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry T.</DIV>
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<DIV>On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 20:08:02 -0500 "Mike Hester" <<A
href="mailto:kerlock@comcast.net">kerlock@comcast.net</A>> writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tend to agree.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sometimes I think we all spend far too much time
fussing over small stuff when what we really should be worried about is how
much fuel we burn, ya know?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Find something that works for you, then practice
with it and get it working right for YOU. There is no "right" or "wrong" way
do do a lot of the stuff we go nuts over. That's usually the stuff that gets
me cranked up.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wanna know what the best set up in the world is?
It's whatever YOU can get working and make it look GOOD. It doesn't matter if
it's cardboard, a gas engine, an electric motor, or whether or not your
surfaces have tips. If it works, it's gold. If it doesn't, it's junk. Someone
else's gold is my migraine. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And on that note, I have some sanding to do
=)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Mike</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=DaveL322@comcast.net href="mailto:DaveL322@comcast.net">David
Lockhart</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 31, 2005 10:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM]
Re: No fixed tips?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This past year I put about 500 flights on a
pair of Vivats which have fixed tips. The 3 years prior, I put about
1600 flights on a pair of EMCs which had the control surfaces go all the way
to the tips. Same servos, same linkages, very similar surface areas
and control throws. Both used 2C engines and similar softmounts.
I found the average aileron servo needed to be replaced (pots and gears)
after about 250 flights on both planes. I suspect the biggest
difference between the servo life I see and Troy sees is attributable to 2C
vs 4C. FWIW - we are both using the same aileron servos and laser
throw meters.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The theory about tip vortices putting extra
wear on an aileron servo makes sense - but I tend to think it may be
more/less of a problem on different designs. I tend to think other
factors may contribute less, equally, or more depending on the particular
plane - softmount used, engine used, weight of control surface, control
throw geometry, orientation of the servo pot, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Lockhart</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DaveL322@comcast.net</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=vicenterc@comcast.net
href="mailto:vicenterc@comcast.net">vicenterc@comcast.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> ; <A
title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Rcmaster199@aol.com
href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com">Rcmaster199@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 30, 2005 3:58
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: No
fixed tips?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I agree with Matt. I have done it in both ways and never had
problems.</DIV>
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<DIV>Vince Bortone</DIV>
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<DIV>I have done it both ways and notice virtually identical performance
as long as the aileron areas (as a percentage and planform) are
unchanged. What I have found stops the snap accurately and repeatably is
a light wing. Have not required servo pots in either type after 100's of
flights. Don't know why some are losing servos after a few flights, but
do know what works for me.</DIV>
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<DIV>Commercial jets flying at 600 mph and models flying at 100mph,
don't have much in common.</DIV>
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<DIV>MattK</DIV>
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