1/2A engine availability
03-26-2013, 09:14 AM
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RE: 1/2A engine availability
On this subject I am not a fan of the "bigger is better" mentality. It takes just as much skill to design, build and fly a high performance small aircraft. Sometimes more. The financial risk may be less, sure. And as aspeed says, they bounce better. This is not to say that big aircraft aren't cool - aerodynamics work better, visual impressions, noise, pucker factor, etc are all bigger/louder/"impressiver". No argument there! But they're just another subset of the hobby, all have their merits.
03-26-2013, 11:40 AM
#53
RE: 1/2A engine availability
Or scratch build. Back in the 1960's and 1970's, there were many .15 kits available. These are now available on outerzone.co.uk as PDF plans. Regarding your wife's Butterfly, it's a really nice powered glider with its 99" (2.5 m) wingspan. I've got on the back burner a House of Balsa 2x2 glider kit that I plan to power with a Fuji .099S-II ABC on the nose, probably will have the same flight characteristics given the slightly shorter wing and slightly reduced power.
03-26-2013, 11:42 AM
#54
RE: 1/2A engine availability
ORIGINAL: vicman Anyone want some NIP OK .049s? I have a few I would like to unload.
03-26-2013, 11:46 AM
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RE: 1/2A engine availability
ORIGINAL: MJD On this subject I am not a fan of the ''bigger is better'' mentality. It takes just as much skill to design, build and fly a high performance small aircraft. Sometimes more. The financial risk may be less, sure. And as aspeed says, they bounce better. This is not to say that big aircraft aren't cool - aerodynamics work better, visual impressions, noise, pucker factor, etc are all bigger/louder/''impressiver''. No argument there! But they're just another subset of the hobby, all have their merits.
