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Old 04-03-2008 | 03:11 PM
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bdavison
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Default RE: Graupner Kwik Fli MKIII

Well, when you do finally clue in to what a good wingloading is you'll put that antiquity away. If it wasnt for that rediculasly thick airfoil, the thing probably wouldnt even fly. The plane is decent for a sport plane or senior pattern...and thats about it. When placed in the air against a good modern design, its gonna get left in the dust.

My dad has had his Kwik-Fly for well over 30 years, and it will not do a sustained KE. The only way in hell that stock plane would do a sustained KE flight is if it was grossly overpowered, had the CG moved back, and a larger rudder. And even then...it would probably still have horrible coupling from the dihedral in it. So until I see visual proof that a Kwik-Fly will fly KE, past experience proves otherwise.

The older designs like the Kwik-fly, Daddy Rabbit, Curare, Kaos....they are all lead sled airplanes. Rocket planes, thats just how they made them back in the day. To cure the speed problem they stuck thick draggy airfoils on them so that you could get it to slow down for a landing.

And I wont even go into the fact that it has a flat stab....