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Old 02-26-2011 | 11:04 AM
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Default RE: VAPOR weight

OK anyway -thefinished plane - 125 squares / 44 grams inc battery
The wing loading is OK-it takes off is airborne (about 6"high)and lands in fifteen ft!
Powerloading is a bit weak tho
I love these projects -
For peanuts -you can check out concepts .
I was once ,one of the modelers who believed airfoils were crucial to performance of our models -
The actual shape -Clark Y /24 12 symm etc- do make basic differences but switching from say a flat to a sharp le on this little stuff means absolutely nothing.
The ability to do some basic cambering -really showed up on this one- flaps work with elevators just like on a U Control
The 6400rx and servos weigh a few scant grams and are extremely accurate
Actually more fun than the larger stuff I flew for years
wing loading is about .8 oz per sq ft-
(125/1.5)
I used 28.349 as one ounce
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