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Originally Posted by flynlion
The 109 had elevator trim, that was one of the few things that the guy in Foz's videos liked about it. Rudder and aileron trim would be nice as well but not vital, especially in a plane with well harmonized controls and short endurance like the 109. The tiny cockpit would be my biggest gripe but I'm 6'5" and 200 lbs LoL
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my bad, i didnt clarify. i was talking rudder trim....hence my comment about having 1 east german female olympic luge driver's thigh. aileron trim... i have never flew anything that needed it. so that i cant comment about.
let me explain trim a bit. you have 2 types....basically 1) you can set "on the fly" and 2)"preset". "on the fly" the pilot has a knob or wheel they can adjust inflight as they change attitude and throttle. if you set your throttle to 75% and have a 1000 feet per minute climb you can dial your elevator trim to give you that rate of climb and then your rudder trim to keep you on your heading. the plane will fly that course and climb "hands off" the yoke...well plus or minus a bit. the other, "preset", is basically a piece of tin or aluminum riveted to the flight control ( elevator or rudder) that you must BEND (set) by hand while the plane is on the ground. this takes numerous flights by the pilot who flies the plane to get it to the point where he, personally, wants it to be....according to the setting he uses the majority of the time. you can see in combat where ac are shared by several pilots...that's this useless. and you can see where "on the fly" would give you a happy medium where it would take less pressure in most situations.
torque makes the plane want to dive and turn to the side the prop is spinning. the air displacement of the area of the wings counter act the tenancy to roll for the most part. BUT the area of the fuselage is generally much smaller in proportion...so the main effect of torque experienced is yaw...the nose going right or left. that can only be countered by increased rudder...or rudder trim. personally, i would rather not have elevator trim and have rudder trim. the reason i say that is....with a stick or yoke you have more leverage....AND if your one arm gets tired you can switch hands to the other easily. with the rudder....you must keep pressing the pedal ( which doesnt have the leverage like the stick) with one leg and one leg only. major charlie horse..trust me. i love the 109 but it had to beat the snot out of the boys flying it.
and yep at your stature..you would have been a sardine in that cockpit...but i am sure you would have loved it. it was made for young boys not us old farts.