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Old 05-26-2012, 06:49 PM
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GerKonig
 
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Default RE: Why the near obsession with over powering airplanes?


ORIGINAL: karolh

Back in the early 90's I built a GP Big Stik 60 and powered it with a stock ST60. Shortly after I switched engines to a ASP. 61 with a Mac's tuned pipe and on the very first flight when the engine came on the pipe the increased performance scared the living daylights out of me, not to mention that it gobbled up the 14 oz. of fuel onboard in no time flat.

Karol

My Giant Stick 1.6 electric on 10 cells is lighter than it was with the Z26 it had on before, and all the sudden it is a load of fun... Still, it can crawl around the airspace w/o using the flaps...

Gerry