ORIGINAL: smcharg
ORIGINAL: TimBle
Weighing an Electric without its batteries is like weighing a liquid fueled IC model without its fuel tank. The battery packs are the containers just like a fuel tank is a container.<div>Only difference is the electrics fuel is always present in the tank.</div><div></div><div>So trying to change that rule will require the liquid fuel guys to remove their fuel tanks as well.</div>
The idea is to weigh electrics WITH batteries and weigh glow with liquid fuel in the tank.
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That places the liquid fuel aircraft at a disadvantage so its not a good idea.
The liquid fuel aircraft needs a heavier airframe and its take off weight will be greater than 5050gr. This proposed rule change will result in even more expensive airframes which seems counter intuitive
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