Originally Posted by
MarkF
The T1 looks like it has a wider cord so maybe more wing area. The T1 is built like a tank and can be flown slow or hard and fast. The Rebel is labeled a light aerobatic ship and some have warned on here to not fly it too fast. I see your over powered jet videos bodywerks but have yet to see you fly your jets fast and hard. I saw a T1 flown fast and hard with a 160 in it and I wonder if you can do the same with a Rebel. Seems to me you guys are comparing two different ships.
I think the only rebel video I have out is my Pro, which is hardly overpowered - barely 1:1 at take off. And the video was a maiden flight. There only Rebel I've had long enough to fly hard is my HOT, and anyone that's seen me flying it in person can attest, I push it hard.
I'm not discounting your statement. But a Rebel with a 160 weighs less at take off weight than a T1 does dry, so it stands to reason that a sport jet at 28lbs take off weight with a 36lb thrust turbine requires throttle management.