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Old 07-28-2002, 10:02 PM
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ya wells thats what im hoping, i dont care if it cant turn tight or whatnot, im just out for speed. would a longer wing with more sweep back and less wingspan be better as it has less cross section area. also, more things to think about are wingtip design, if rounded swept back tips is better than straight tips.

even if i had to make a bungee cord out of glider-hi start tubing to slow it down, have a little wire skid on the plane to catch along the tubing which is strung out and held up about 3 feet of the ground with poles, maybe it would catch and slow it down better or something if the wingloading was too high.

i dunno, much planning must be done before the actual design begins. if you care to post anymore thoughts that would be great