Looking at the history of our Skybolt, from the day it was built, it has always stalled to the right, or broke right during the stall. Although benign, the stall is still to the right first. And the history supports that from the EAA test flights etc.
In fact, it was so obvious that the builder added a "Rudder Trim" to the airplane.
Later, the previous owner to me added trim tabs (rather significant) as you can see in the photos below to both rudder and aileron.
In flight the stick is in the center, the airplane is perfectly trimmed... but... .
We're not builders, so we apologize if this is a dumb question, but... :
Is there a way to better align the airplane? Or is it something to live with? Any ideas to make the airplane more aerodynamic straight?
The airplane was built with the single upper wing back in the day.
In cruise the airplane flys hands off with these fixes and is lovely to fly.
The previous/previous owner had the dihedral properly adjusted.
In fact, it was so obvious that the builder added a "Rudder Trim" to the airplane.
Later, the previous owner to me added trim tabs (rather significant) as you can see in the photos below to both rudder and aileron.
In flight the stick is in the center, the airplane is perfectly trimmed... but... .
We're not builders, so we apologize if this is a dumb question, but... :
Is there a way to better align the airplane? Or is it something to live with? Any ideas to make the airplane more aerodynamic straight?
The airplane was built with the single upper wing back in the day.
In cruise the airplane flys hands off with these fixes and is lovely to fly.
The previous/previous owner had the dihedral properly adjusted.
