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ORIGINAL: MJD

I always come back to my favorite personal axiom - Just because it looks fast it don't mean it is fast. There are really no design features of the Bobcat I can see that make it aerodynamically cleaner, with the exception of the airfoil thickness. To me it's a look-a-like thing that fools everyone into thinking it's a rocket. I'm not saying it's a dog, but put the same power in an older pattern design and run the two against each other. Swept wings do diddly squat at low subsonic speeds, except optics and a bit of dihedral effect.

The Jett .46 probably makes as much or more power as the OS .61, and the pitch speed of that prop and engine combo is gonna be way up there. How fast is that .61 going to spin? Not even close. Same pitch. The issue is whether or not that thick wing is too draggy. But we'll soon see. It will be interesting. In any case they'll both be a hoot to fly. Have fun.

MJD

I agree with MJD!, in the past I had a patern shown in the picture and OS 61 FSR, fast combination!