High wing loading on Stik with a wacker engine??
<font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><font size="2"><font size="2"><font size="2">I'm having lots of fun converting weed wacker engines. I<font size="2">'m hoping to</font> fly with them this spring.
<font size="2">To <font size="2">get into the air, I was thinking of using my newly acquired Joss Stick <font size="2">that currently has a
<font size="2">Super Tiger 90 on it. The Stik has 877 sq. in. of wing and weighs under 9 lbs. with an est. wing
<font size="2">l<font size="2">oadin<font size="2">g of approx. 23.5 oz/sq. ft. I was thinking of replacing the engine with a 21cc wacker engine
<font size="2">(7200 rpm with 16x6 MAS prop). But this brings the est wing loading up 30 oz/sq. ft.
<font size="2">Think this plane will get off the ground? Should I scrap this idea and make a bigger plane
<font size="2">like a SPAD for my wacker engines? I<font size="2">'m trying to learn to build lightweight <font size="2">after coming
<font size="2">from a live steam hobby where adding an<font size="2"> extra 100 lbs. to a model steam locomotive for
<font size="2">more traction is not a big deal.
<font size="2">Your input <font size="2">and guidance will be greatly appreciated, t<font size="2">han</font>k you.</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>