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Old 01-26-2006 | 09:02 AM
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ORIGINAL: HalH

Not being technical about it. It is not possible to make a turn that fast or to pull 35 "G". The Formula 1 cars, by the way, pull less than 4 "G". Just thinking out loud: 35 G X weight of the model ( 30# ) = 1050 lbs. So just put a 1050# of weight on the center section with support only at the wingtips and see what happens.

It is very possible. I was talking about Formula 1 model airplanes, not cars which "pull" mostly lateral g's. The numbers given are not unreasonable for Q-500 or especially Form1. I have watched many Form1 races (positively scary!) and just eyeballing the turn radius and rate during a race makes these numbers easy to believe. I have raced Q-500.

Also, the weight needs to be distributed along the span in a way that simulates air loading. Testing is not done with all the weight concentrated at the fuselage. That would be silly.