Scaling to Keep Flying Characteristics
Hello all,
Back when I was youn(ger than I am now) the barber shop that my dad and I would go to used to be stocked with RCM issues, presumably from another client. I seem to recall in one of those magazines, an article for proper scaling of airplanes to retain flying characteristics. Granted, it's probably been close to 15 years ago putting me around age ten, but there were several formulas and rules of thumb that provided guidelines for weight, wing loading, power loading, and a host of other information that would allow you to scale an airplane down or up and retain the "same" feel.
Does anyone here remember this, or am I a victim of an overactive imagination? If someone does remember this, could you please point me in the direction of the article, either by means of an electronic copy or a place to get a hard copy? I hope it was RCM that the article was in, and I'm almost positive it was.
If anyone out there has any help at all, your assistance would be GREATLY appreciated.
Best regards,
Ryan Smith