Fuselage length vs tail angle

[Matt]

Gave some thoughts here fwiw in the episode thread

Episode: Mike Pedigo and Erik Discuss Tuning

Was driving so didn’t really note too much but: Rather than selecting boards based on length, rather vary the width and keep length constant. Keeps the feel between models more consistent I like the idea of a 4’5 with differing widths for beginner /inter / advanced Tuning tails on longer fuses @Erik I think the point Mike was trying to make on the tail of a fuse is that with a longer fuse you have more leverage, so you can run a smaller tail. Your point was that you can run lower shim…

@HFWS

Side note…I think we REALLY need to give concrete labels to tail angle tuning. My suggestion is to label it as “tail down force angle” for the LE of the tail wing pointed downwards. Positive, negative, etc. just makes a mess of all the info out there!

Yes agree, it is move the tail leading edge UP OR DOWN
The brands have all done different things with +ve/-ve so it’s a mess to reverse that