F Finao New Member Joined Feb 10, 2014 Messages 3 Reaction score 0 Feb 14, 2014 #1 Ok so I am building the Arcie II and the instructions say to join the wings on a flat flat surface, no mention of Dihedral,,, is this the way you heve built it or is something not right in the instructions? THanks
Ok so I am building the Arcie II and the instructions say to join the wings on a flat flat surface, no mention of Dihedral,,, is this the way you heve built it or is something not right in the instructions? THanks
kjohnson mox nix Joined Jan 19, 2009 Messages 1,362 Reaction score 59 Feb 14, 2014 #2 That's correct. The wing is flat. The sweep gives you effective dihedral kj
iter HPR Glider Driver Joined Jun 9, 2012 Messages 2,144 Reaction score 73 Feb 15, 2014 #3 Wing sweepback does help with stability and roll-yaw coupling. Ari.
TopRamen SA-5 Joined Aug 9, 2013 Messages 9,955 Reaction score 111 Feb 15, 2014 #4 Dihedral is over-rated.
