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Old 10-21-2005 | 10:04 PM
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Tall Paul
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Default RE: Predator like wing

That's not enough airplane for a 10oz. camera.
The motor and battery add a lot of weight, plus the camera...
You'll need a larger airplane.
Look for 6 feet or more span, average chord about 7-8 inches.
Pushers.... the c.g. goes waaaaaaaaaaaaay back!
The heavy stuff, the motor battery and camera MUST go up front.
This one had an extension shaft on the motor, carried a film camera, and needed nose weight.
That's a Gentle Lady wing.
I've tried a lot of shapes, and find a conventional wing-tail plane is easiest to work with.
The need to fly straight and level without too much effort devoted to flying, while concentrating on the position of the plane and the camera relative to where you want it to be is most important.
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