Learn more about the original form of heavier-than-air flightBy Don DeLoach; email: ddeloach@comcast.netPhotos by the authorAs seen in the July 2012 issue of Model Aviation.What is Free Flight? Free Flight (FF) is the original form of heavier- than-air aviation, dating back to Alfonse Penaud’s 1871 rubber-powered Planophore. Much has changed since that first 11-second flight in Paris, but the essence of FF remains the same. It is about the purity of flight, and confidence to make an aircraft fly stably and efficiently, with no piloting after the launch. Probably the easiest way to…
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