Tommy_Gun

It's time again for the "Trashman Classic" Warbird race with the Sacramento Area Modelers.

Here is the flyer and entry form, http://www.sacramento-rc-flyers.org/..._form_2008.pdf

Here are the rules, http://www.sacramento-rc-flyers.org/...cing_Rules.pdf

Tony Pacini

Tommy Gun,

What are the typical course speeds and total elapsed times of your fastest Gold-class racers?

I'm curious about the actual speeds on the course (not out of a dive on the start lap) and total time for 10 laps.

gunfighter

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Tony Pacini

gunfighter-

Thanks for your reply. The course is 700 feet, though, and I'm looking for actual airspeeds (as taken by a radar gun). I'm trying to select an airfoil, and I need to know what range of Reynolds numbers I should be considering.

Hopefully someones had a radar gun on some of the faster planes......

gunfighter

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I realized that after posting so I deleted my information. I thought you were looking for something else.

Tommy_Gun

Hi Tony,
This video may give you an idea of our speeds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHIM3SHVR8Q

We run a similar course to the ones you are used to down south.

The Golds are running 1:30 and sometimes less for ten laps around our 700' two pole course.

Tommy_Gun

Less than a week to prepare!

Tommy_Gun

Here are a few pics from the race.
http://picasaweb.google.com/komepu/2008_09_14#
Here are the results for the season to date, http://www.sacramento-rc-flyers.org/...rophy_2008.pdf

Tommy_Gun

More pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/Sacramen...anClassic2008#

And yet a little more coverage from Kyosho, http://www.kyoshoamerica.com/news.php?article_id=88