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Old 09-18-2004 | 10:27 AM
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Default RE: More important weight or wing loading

Exactly, for an example I used an old Avistar trainer. 5 pound model, 19 oz. sq. ft. wing loading on a 602 sq. in. wing. Stall speed app. 17 MPH. Removed everything not esential to flight, right down to the cowl cheeks. That front nose gear was the biggest offender. At a now svelt, 4 lbs. with the same, lame, LA .46 and an 11/4 Zinger it will not only hover, it will do anything a trainer was not designed to do. Now the stall speed has been greatly reduced with a lower wing loading and it will float much easier. No dyhedral helped alot, but unless the positive wing and hor. stab incidence are removed it will never be a true competator. But at this point it is now one of the most gracefull little planes around. Basically, to address this issue, regardless of weight or size, I think a low wing loading is the biggest option one could look for in a model. Joe