LoneRanger

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what "scale" is 1/2a I know that realy means the size of the engine but realy, so far as airframe size can you make a guess as to what size airframes we are generaly flying ?

more geared towards scale/ semi scale aircraft. (mustang, bearcat, corsair, etc.........)



1/14th mabey?


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LoneRanger

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answer is 1/16th scale~ (in my case) or roughly that anyway-



L.R.

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I reduce and enlarge a lot of my plans to 1/12 scale. I have 36" Taylorcraft plans which will have a Norvel .061. It will be light enough because it is mostly stick construction. I have a 32" Beech Staggerwing(detailed 6ch) with a Norvel .074, which technically is not 1/2A but could be if it did not have the added weight of flaps and retracts. WWI biplanes with a .049-.061 can be 1/12 scale with wingspans from around 25" - 30". It just depends on the design of the plane it's self and the method of construction of the model to achieve a light enough wing loading for a 1/2A engine to fly it and fly it well.

I flew a glider with 79" wingspan with an .049 engine pod up so high the wings looked about an inch in perspective. A glider has such a light wing loading, even though it weighs much more that out small 1/2A planes, that a small amount of thrust can fly it. It might not have the performance you want but it will keep it in the air.

So the scale of the plane will depend on the design of the plane to be flown on a 1/2A engine and can very a lot.


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