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Comment on "Keel-fixed versus keel free: Spectrum 144: self-sustaining yaw-roll oscillations"
Many trike wings when flown fast have a tendency to tip walk...which is something I hate in a wing, and one of the main things I like about Gibbo's wings...excellent directional stability throughout the speed range.- Another factor is aspect ratio. I think the RST wings were a conscious effort to swing the performance/easy handling compromise to the right-hand side of the equation. There are none here so I've never seen one, but by all accounts they're very pleasant wings to fly.
Comment on "Should Trike wings be rated just like Paraglider and Powered Paraglider wings?"
Hey jozz, the subject kinda' got side-tracked, and predictably no grading system of wings will evolve, BUT we squeezed some valuable info from our own 'guru' , on the behavior of wings when being turned. Don't tell him i said it but he's one smart 'sheep-wrangler'.- ...s small for a FIB, but it flew (some wings can’t get off the water). I have three strutted Gibbo wings now, the Manta 12, Orca 12 an...nd performs well. As with all Gibbo wings, you need more push-out in tu...stability at ALL speeds, unlike many wings to the contrary. As mentione...
- ...ant to do) for the next 30+ minutes and is more useful than the no-trim wings, but as you said, they are an...ring it's character entirely, this is newly available on some trike wings-- the ones I know of are the...
Comment on "A simple one for everyone. Do you have a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke engine"
Thanks David, I didn't know that there were so many wings around. Over here we only have the many ones. Airborne, Air Creation, P&M, and REVO. We can only use the wings that come from the maker. We...- ...be aware that IF it is slipping - and a lot of wings are so good at weathercocking...your tool box with that proviso. And rating wings is difficult. The Arrow S is...y any - there's differences of degrees between wings, but they're all flown the sa...
- ...rers or certificate offices. Then certificated wings must be good and safe for spo...ned point of gravity or their range - trimmed wings and speed and weight limits....t take off. Now is very often seen similar mix wings and trikes here. Like Tony...
Comment on "Should Trike wings be rated just like Paraglider and Powered Paraglider wings?"
...it clear iam no big fan of the arrow s. Wasnt a big fan of the gibbo wings. Dosent mean nessasarilly that in the right hands they were good wings. But me just saying that i co...- ...rding aspect ratio and big tips versus small tips on small strutted wings. Flexwings in general are a compromise i...own to comfort level and priorities. Low aspect ratio big tip wings have good pitch and yaw stabi...