im sorry what i meant is changing the angle of the entire stabilizer in aspect to the fuselage as in making the stabilizer join at an angle with the fuselage. one example is like adding some balsa shim under the rear of the stabilzer which makes the rear of the stabilizer higher than the front or vice versa if adding the shim under the front of the stabilizerLooking at the glider from the rear, raising the right edge of the horizontal stabilizer would make the glider turn right and raising the left edge would make the glider turn left
If you want to change the rudder, gluing the front edge of the rudder to the left side of the fuselage and gluing the back edge of the rudder to the right side of the fuselage (so it points northwest) makes the glider turn right. Reverse it if you want to turn left.
Changing the rudder affects the turn at higher speeds but creates more drag. Changing the horizontal stabilizer creates less drag
The changes you suggest will function just as the elevator would on an aircraft. If the leading edge of the stabilizer is higher than the trailing edge the plane's nose will be pushed downwards. Likewise, if the leading edge is lower than the trailing edge then the plane's nose will be pushed upwards.im sorry what i meant is changing the angle of the entire stabilizer in aspect to the fuselage as in making the stabilizer join at an angle with the fuselage. one example is like adding some balsa shim under the rear of the stabilzer which makes the rear of the stabilizer higher than the front or vice versa if adding the shim under the front of the stabilizerLooking at the glider from the rear, raising the right edge of the horizontal stabilizer would make the glider turn right and raising the left edge would make the glider turn left
If you want to change the rudder, gluing the front edge of the rudder to the left side of the fuselage and gluing the back edge of the rudder to the right side of the fuselage (so it points northwest) makes the glider turn right. Reverse it if you want to turn left.
Changing the rudder affects the turn at higher speeds but creates more drag. Changing the horizontal stabilizer creates less drag
Thank you!!The changes you suggest will function just as the elevator would on an aircraft. If the leading edge of the stabilizer is higher than the trailing edge the plane's nose will be pushed downwards. Likewise, if the leading edge is lower than the trailing edge then the plane's nose will be pushed upwards.im sorry what i meant is changing the angle of the entire stabilizer in aspect to the fuselage as in making the stabilizer join at an angle with the fuselage. one example is like adding some balsa shim under the rear of the stabilzer which makes the rear of the stabilizer higher than the front or vice versa if adding the shim under the front of the stabilizerLooking at the glider from the rear, raising the right edge of the horizontal stabilizer would make the glider turn right and raising the left edge would make the glider turn left
If you want to change the rudder, gluing the front edge of the rudder to the left side of the fuselage and gluing the back edge of the rudder to the right side of the fuselage (so it points northwest) makes the glider turn right. Reverse it if you want to turn left.
Changing the rudder affects the turn at higher speeds but creates more drag. Changing the horizontal stabilizer creates less drag
Is correct as far as it goes, but isn't the whole story for these gliders due to the wide range of speeds these things fly over.The changes you suggest will function just as the elevator would on an aircraft. If the leading edge of the stabilizer is higher than the trailing edge the plane's nose will be pushed downwards. Likewise, if the leading edge is lower than the trailing edge then the plane's nose will be pushed upwards.
Ah, that'd give you positive and negative incidence respectively. You want to keep the incidence at 0-0 (what Mr. Anderson mentioned) so that your glider doesn't loop or do a nose dive at the transition.im sorry what i meant is changing the angle of the entire stabilizer in aspect to the fuselage as in making the stabilizer join at an angle with the fuselage. one example is like adding some balsa shim under the rear of the stabilzer which makes the rear of the stabilizer higher than the front or vice versa if adding the shim under the front of the stabilizerLooking at the glider from the rear, raising the right edge of the horizontal stabilizer would make the glider turn right and raising the left edge would make the glider turn left
If you want to change the rudder, gluing the front edge of the rudder to the left side of the fuselage and gluing the back edge of the rudder to the right side of the fuselage (so it points northwest) makes the glider turn right. Reverse it if you want to turn left.
Changing the rudder affects the turn at higher speeds but creates more drag. Changing the horizontal stabilizer creates less drag
While I do stand corrected in that adding/subtracting ballast should be the primary change when balancing the glider, I disagree that the glider should always be at 0-0 incidence. I always add a little bit of negative incidence to my gliders and I have had great success. I find it to be more of a balancing act between adding/removing ballast and adding/removing incidence, rather than strictly one or the other.Ah, that'd give you positive and negative incidence respectively. You want to keep the incidence at 0-0 (what Mr. Anderson mentioned) so that your glider doesn't loop or do a nose dive at the transition.im sorry what i meant is changing the angle of the entire stabilizer in aspect to the fuselage as in making the stabilizer join at an angle with the fuselage. one example is like adding some balsa shim under the rear of the stabilzer which makes the rear of the stabilizer higher than the front or vice versa if adding the shim under the front of the stabilizerLooking at the glider from the rear, raising the right edge of the horizontal stabilizer would make the glider turn right and raising the left edge would make the glider turn left
If you want to change the rudder, gluing the front edge of the rudder to the left side of the fuselage and gluing the back edge of the rudder to the right side of the fuselage (so it points northwest) makes the glider turn right. Reverse it if you want to turn left.
Changing the rudder affects the turn at higher speeds but creates more drag. Changing the horizontal stabilizer creates less drag
Interesting! It's really cool how filght characteristics are so different for each glider and design. Negative incidence usually causes my glider to do a hard crash at the transition. I actually build a bit of positive incidence before trimming to avoid breaking my glider on the first flightWhile I do stand corrected in that adding/subtracting ballast should be the primary change when balancing the glider, I disagree that the glider should always be at 0-0 incidence. I always add a little bit of negative incidence to my gliders and I have had great success. I find it to be more of a balancing act between adding/removing ballast and adding/removing incidence, rather than strictly one or the other.
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