rmattisonav8r
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Just for reference, I'm taking baby steps in my aircraft design process and I am past the basic X- plane and large scale (6 ft wingspan) model phase.
Of course like every canard aircraft designer they reach that can I tackle the flaps and balance phase of the process :ermm: so here we go.
I want to modify my RC model to have flaps and a flying canard. I've noticed some aircraft, especially VLJs have some wicked thrust pitch coupling issues. Piper Altaire come to mind first and foremost. Their plan was a flying tail last I checked. Well a canard if I understand correctly has the same issue but with flaps instead of power. Is it likely you'd have success with a variable instance canard wing to offset the flaps pitch coupling.
I'm gonna give it a whirl. What do you guys predict the out come will be. Based on my track record lots and lots of Balsa and many crashes. But I'll have fun I'm sure.
Of course like every canard aircraft designer they reach that can I tackle the flaps and balance phase of the process :ermm: so here we go.
I want to modify my RC model to have flaps and a flying canard. I've noticed some aircraft, especially VLJs have some wicked thrust pitch coupling issues. Piper Altaire come to mind first and foremost. Their plan was a flying tail last I checked. Well a canard if I understand correctly has the same issue but with flaps instead of power. Is it likely you'd have success with a variable instance canard wing to offset the flaps pitch coupling.
I'm gonna give it a whirl. What do you guys predict the out come will be. Based on my track record lots and lots of Balsa and many crashes. But I'll have fun I'm sure.
