ORIGINAL: Banche
Here are some pics of the bird. It seems heavy to me at 15lbs with a DA 50? and only like 12000 square inches of wing area. I want to get in to the 50 cc'ers but is this bird a mistake?
wish there was some more info on this plane, wonder if it flys better than the 50cc rf yak and the vission 3d and some of those other 3ders in its class. I want a 50cc 3d plane real bad.
15 lbs is not heavy for the DA, but yes it is heavy for this plane. This plane only has 1134 squares which amounts to a 31 ounce wing loading. Compare that to the larger size of the EF Yak, for example (which brings up the reynolds numbers) and its 23-24 ounce wingloading. If you have ever seen a Great Planes Patty Crapstaff fly with a gasser, that's about what you can expect. If you like that, you'll like this, If you have ever seen or flown an EF 50cc Yak, I don't know why you would consider one, IMO. I have been doing some figuring and I don't even see how one could get this thing down to their advertised low of 11.5 pounds, even with a Saito 180 or YS 160...maybe 12.5.
I was excited about this plane for a lighter engine, but I just don't know now. I have My Yak and I don't see the need to downgrade...