Demonstration of reflexed airfoil stability.
4,214 views · Published 19 November 2014 · 0:41 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: RCmags · 2014 · Entertainment
This video demonstrates the stability of a reflexed airfoil shaped out of line segments by means of a small glider. This glider had no horizontal stabilizer and achieved all it's pitch stability by means of the airfoil. This type of model is known as a "plank flying wing". The model was balanced at it's quarter chord point and then trimmed to achieve level flight. Ultimately the purpose of this glider was to check the stability of a very simple reflexed airfoil that could be used in an autogyro blade.
