Free Flight Tip Launch Glider Experiments with Various Tail Configurations and Slow Motion Video

[@yamameco5]

Great verification video. Evidence that the cross (+) tail is the strongest.

[@ferduvsvet5614]

Prima na lehké lítání ...

[@chez4504]

Hello, What is the thickness of the line you use for DT?

[@mikemckeever8908]

Nice Ken....well done. Anxious to see what you end up with...of course it's all about altitude so which one got higher? Not sure the configuration makes much difference in glide.

[@kenbauer7776]

Thanks Mike. Right now they are all getting similar height but I haven't measured it. Still lots of work to do and not clear if there is a real advantage or not.

[@rosojati-Rosojati]

Itu menggunakan airfoil f1a? Ingin melihat hasil terbang/glide nya

[@wcstoddart]

Very interesting video.

[@tmathews180]

Ken, I was wondering why you did not just try a very stiff boom with the Y tail and add a bit of decalage?

[@kenbauer7776]

Hi Tony. Great question. I would love to see what happens with a stiff boom and the Y tail, but if my theory is correct it may not help because the Y tail depends on the twisting boom that turns the stab half into a big rudder and offers momentary yaw compensation. Take away the boom twist and the yaw problem may get worse.

[@canalbigmix7479]

Muito legal 👍👍👍👍