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MMcConville -> RE: H9 Jackal 50 Prop Jet (10/18/2010 11:56 PM)
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I'm joining this party late, but a few points. First, I did NOT design the Patriot..... I worked there at the time, early in my career in this industry,19 years ago...wow.... I had a Patriot and was involved with the product management of it but didnt do any of the design. Its a long time ago but as I remember, the philosophy with that model was to make it LOOK fast, but use a thick airfoil that would not allow a lot of speed and make it easier for the average Joe to fly. The philosophy with he Jackal was quite different. It is designed to not only look fast, but also BE fast. We believe that today's modeler is a little different than back then and the guy wanting this really wants to go fast. I worked with George Hicks to develop the Jackal airfoils, with the goal being very low drag, yet good low speed handeling. George did well as you'll see when you fly it. We did a lot of testing on the Jackal and Bill much more extensive than myself, but I do remember the fastest runs we got when I flew it were 150 to 155 mph. As I remember it, the Patriot was about 100mph with its recommended set-up in the day.
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