Tired Old Man
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In all candor, if the buyer is looking at a monoplane with less than 84" of span they aren't looking a a 50cc or greater giant. What they would be looking at would be a plane that was originally designed for glow power and so equipped would have a lot lighter wing loading. Selecting a plane that was specifically designed for a gas engine, and that was provided the span and wing area to carry a heavier engine generally eliminates the "tip" stalling issues. So does using the correct amount of control deflections along with a proper center of gravity for the airframe.
As for mufflers robbing power, and cannisters making for more power and a better mid range, I totally disagree. The way the engine manufacturer designed the induction system, and the selection of the size and type of carb has far more to do with that than the selected muffler. Can you obtain more power with a cannister? Not really, but you will with a tuned cannister. Noise is the largest reason for the use of a cannister. If you need a tuned cannister to obtain the power level you require you should choose a larger engine. Talk to a few people that have had more than one gasser to obtain more constructve information about what works best. You may be surprised to note that some much less expensive engines perform much better than some that are the current "rage".
A higher price of a model does not by any means determine the level of quality of the construction, or how well it will fly. Nor does the attachment of a competitors name. It only determines the level of profit to the manufacturer or the number of "middle men" in the chain before it gets to the distributor. The best method of selecting someone's first 50cc gasser will not be obtained by reading about it. It will be done by going out to locations where there are people flying various type of planes and paying attention. As for the easiest one to fly, it will usually be a quality designed Edge. Fact of life it's hard to find a good one with any bad habits, and they're damned difficult to get into a hard to recover from stall. The general line of mid winged Extra's and the Yaks follow next in line.
There are those that have been more than expecting me to do this and now's the time. I suggest you first look at the line up to be found at Wild Hare. Nobody is sticking their hand deep in your pocket. It's the manufacturer that developed the 50cc market. It wasn't there until Wild Hare set the standards for everyone else. Good hardware choices at fair prices, and lot's of options left to the decision of the buyer. They ALWAYS fly extremely well. Thats in evidence anywhere you see them flying.
Others that also do very well but at much higher pricing are the QQ line, BME, Aeroworks, and quite a few others. I agree that you will prefer flying a plane whose design is pleasing to you rather than one that's not. You'll fly the one a lot more than the other, even if the design that's less visually pleasing flies better than the other.
< Message edited by Silversurfer -- 3/9/2007 4:26:57 PM >
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