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Old 09-28-2003 | 06:58 PM
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Default Scale factor and wind velocity

If a given RC airplane (say 1/5) scale flies relatively well in a 20mph wind , can one just multiply this wind velocity by 5 and conclude that a full scale airplane will fly about the same in a 100 mph wind?

In wind tunnel testing, by what factor is the wind speed reduced by?