Originally Posted by
spray14
Are there any old designs that were not rocket ships? Or can the old desogns be
made to fly slower by building lighter and thickening the wings?
I would like a plane that looks like a Tiporare or Curare, but that can fly slow like a Kadet Senior.
Has this ever existed?
James
Considering design for function, I think you will be hard pressed to find this. There are things you can do to slow them down, but the whole reason they have the look they do is because they were designed to be rocket ships.
Would you consider a Sun fli 3 or 4, a Kaos, a Kwik Fli...? How about a Daddy Rabbit? None of these are designed for retracts. They fly slower, and can be powered to be faster... if so desired.
How about a Bridi RCM Advanced Trainer? They are fully capable and often used as back up pattern planes by very many experienced flyers. This airplane will slow very well and land easier than any flat bottom wing as it is symmetrical as well.
With the symmetric wing, they will all land much easier than a flat bottom wing trainer.
Brian