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Old 03-04-2008, 09:50 PM
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kerklein2
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Default RE: Minimum Power Requirement

I guess I really should say that the finished product will be flown by autopilot, although initial testing will be done in manual mode at a reduced weight.

Currently it is running a .71 OS 4 stroke modified to run gasoline. I am just wondering if we can go any smaller.



That is my calc sheet. All the non-bolded variables were just to help my calculate the wing area (I suck at geometry). I wish I could upload the document so you could see the formulas, but it is all pretty standard.

I followed the formulas in this document to calculate the stall speed:

[link=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glide.net.au%2Fon-the-wing3%2F156-Jochen-Haas%2FHaas-software-Windows%2FDesign-Procedure.DOC&ei=VQjOR_37BKnSpgTLzP2XCw&usg=AFQjCNG-Vb9p_fO1WDY0FLYsxm1e0HC26A&sig2=JYsWWmqlrL28UtinvNVNlw]Link[/link]

We really cannot have landing gear. Hand launch or water balloon launch is the only thing we can do.