Ok, I've finally got a LITTLE time to work on the water bomber ... quick question ... I know single motor planes generally tend to have some right thrust built in to counter torque but how about twins?
I THINK I remember Frank (van Beurden) from the Bramalea club mentioning that he sets his up with both motors having slight inward thrust (or was that Outward? :)) and he had given a reason which I remember made sense to me at the time but for some reason it escapes me now. (baby induced sleep deprivation?)
Any comments all? Frank ... are you reading this?
Colin
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Three things are certain ... Death, Taxes and CRASHIN'! :)
Sounds right to me, you don't want the plane having a natural tendency to turn into the dead unit.
Going back to my way-back knowledge base (i.e., IC days), twins had the motors have about two degrees or so outward towards the respective wingtip.
Think about it, if the motors pointed in, the natural tendency of the live motor would be towards the dea one. My having it be outward, the plane would be tending to remain flying stright.
Chdeck the plans that are available on the internet and see what they have.
Twin motors thrust lines
Posted - 28 Jul 2010 : 11:55:01 AM
