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Old 12-14-2007 | 06:43 PM
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Default RE: scale and percentage
You take the wingspan of the RC model divided by the wingspan of the full sized airplane. Then multiply by 100 to get % scale. The J-3 has a wingspan of 35' 2 " = 422 inches. 76.5 / 422 * 100 = 18% scale.
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