ORIGINAL: tonyob
ORIGINAL: combatpigg
Really slow paced, low impact classes were never developed for the AMA rulebook.
Keep the planes to 14 ozs or less with wing areas around 300 sq inches and just enough power to manuever at will but keep the speed limited to about 35 mph. I've flown this formula over the years locally and you can fly all day with the same planes if you bring clear packing tape and CA glue for random repairs. A good day at the field for just 2 combateers is typically 12 matches that last 15 minutes each.
Can you suggest any existing plans or planes that have worked well for you using this criteria? I've been trying to get some combat going at my local field for some time and figure if I build a couple of planes and just show up with them, I'm sure to get a combatant.
THE SPAD-GNAT is one of the easiest we've used. We can pound out a bunch for a few bucks apiece and then power them with OS-15FP's and we spend the entire afternoon chacing each other!