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Free Flight Duration By Louis Joyner | joynerduration@gmail.com As seen in the February 2024 issue of Model Aviation. DO YOU NOTICE anything unusual about Sarah Dalecki’s P-30 in the photograph on the next page? Here is a hint: It does not have one feature that nearly every Free Flight (FF) model has. FF aircraft typically have wings with dihedral to provide roll stability. For example, if a model starts to roll to the right, the lift will increase on the right wing and decrease on the left. Without dihedral, the model will spin into the ground. Sarah Dalecki…

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