ORIGINAL: AA5BY
I have a 28cc gasser that swings an 18" prop... will there be adequate ground clearance?
I believe that the attached photo of my Spacewalker (taken by the fellow modeller/photographer
evan) clearly shows that there is plenty of clearance when using a 18x6 prop.
The engine is a CRRC Pro GP26R (26cc), that overpowers considerably this charm lady. Certainly a 20cc gasser would be more than enough for any aerobatic manoeuvre, except maybe 3D stuff (which would be ridiculous for this plane anyway).
Please note the apparent up-thrust needed to fly the plane straight (@5300 rpm), combined with the elevator up-trim (both shown in this photo).
Any proposed solution would be welcome...
Best regards,
Vagelis
The Owl Airclub
Greece
(photos form our club's activities here:
http://www.aeromodelling.gr/album/th....php?album=417 )