Heavy AT-6: Will it Fly?
Hello All,
I've just finished building a Midwest AT-6 ( 83" WS) that I've built around a RCS 140 (22 CC) gas
engine. I built this plane with split flaps and thought that I could finish it up at 15 lb. However,
after balancing the plane it weighed 17 lb. 9 oz. This plane has 1000 sq.in. of wing area and this
gives a wing loading of 40.5 oz./sq.ft. Will this plane fly well enough or should I try to install a
larger engine?