ORIGINAL: rack
guys i fly aircraft in the exp. program and am now pushing the 100 lb limit, i did some checking with the faa and there is no regs. in this country for operating remote cont. aircraft ,size weight or speed .the only mention is operating within 3 miles of an airport lim. to 400 feet elv. so should the brits have all the fun. build em bigger and better because we can . vern
Bigger? You going to top that 300 pound B-52? THEN you are king of the hill. Oh, and you got to build and crash TWO of them in a row.
Frankly, I think "bigger and better because you can" is not really advancing the hobby in any way, just someone's ego.
I think 100 pounds is PLENTY for a model, and nothing is really proved by building larger. Well, except maybe that balsa and ply and "that looks about right" engineering don't cut it for a 200 pound model, and you need actual mathematics and such behind you to make it safe.