Control Line: Aerobatics
BACK in the air, again. We finally got the wing flying level both upright and inverted. Now let's do a few loops, both round and square, inside and outside, as we start to investigate several of our Trim Objectives more or less simultaneously: Stability, Response Rate, Tracking, and Turn Uniformity. In addition, we're going to start "thinking" about our control handle. (Editor's note: This column is the fifth of a series which started in the May 1985 issue. RMcM) When you fly the loops, does the airplane turn a consistent radius, smoothly ending each loop at the same altitude it began? Or, does it jump into the maneuver and consistently finish higher? Conversely, do you have to force it out of level flight and fight to keep it out of the ground at each bottom? Does it react the same inside and outside, or does it turn easily one way and hard the other?
