ORIGINAL: flyncajun
FAI Does not give a Hoot about what AMA does.
It is governed by World Class Interest. I for one Hope they Change the rule to 5500 Or no limit. this will drive new development.
I`m itching to build a Bipe that would take advantage of that rule. One could be built with a 50CC Gas version to sell to sport fliers
and a Pro version with a Tricked out gas motor (just like what Happend when the TOC took off) the TOC drove the development
of all these IMAC planes out now, No one complains about the cost of the big planes. and it has thrived for 20years now.
The coverage of the TOC type contest created a new market for the Wana Be`s.
and Maf. built airplanes for the market.
I can see a Gas YS 250 twin ! in the Future
But I don`t think it will pass
Bryan
Isn't it going to be difficult to accomplish any of this without the sound restriction also being eased?
I have no idea how much noise a 50cc (and its much larger prop) makes, but even with the best muffling on Earth I would imagine it is still more than 94dB. I remember that at the Nats some of the
electrics were on the ragged edge of the rule.[
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Maybe MTK got some numbers from testing his piped DLE 55.....