La 5 flier

I have tried the RDS and I have built the Supermarine aileron links for the Taylor Spitfire. Your original post posed the question regarding why don't more scale modelers use a hidden, scale aileron link setup versus the ugly control horn to servo arm hanging out the bottom of the wing look. In a word; leverage....or rather, the lack of it. Our models at 1/5 and 1/4 scale shrink the lever arm to something miniscule compared to the aerodynamic loads being imposed upon the control surfaces. Our models typically exceed the scale speeds so the loads are even more extreme. The other factor is flutter. The smaller the control arm moment, the more likely flutter will occur. The RDS solves these problems but it does require careful setup plus one must be able to solder stainless steel (unless the parts have been replaced with non-stainless.) Overcoming these issues and it works really well. Building anything duplicating the full size setup usually results in significant slop leading to lots of motion and flutter because of the aformentioned lack of leverage. The control horn/servo arm hanging beneath the wing extends moment-arms resulting in a significant increase in leverage and reduction to the potential for flutter.

Timo, your Whirlwind is truly spectacular made even more so by it being designed by you! I would love to get a set of plans if you are even planning to release them. I built a large WW but lost it due to a wing failure so I'm trying to find another.

It appears thats only available to you as the moderator

I just joined the forums and posted several photos before I finished explaining and adding titles. Is there any way to edit these once they have been posted?