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Old 05-18-2010, 12:19 AM
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Default RE: To Delta or not to Delta that is the question!

Deltas/flying wings are very efficient.....in a strait line. They do scrub off a lot of speed in a tight turn, such as a race course. But if you can come out of a dive to kick in some extra speed to make a speed pass more impressive than just about anything, go with a delta.
Pulling out of a dive they lose speed too, nothing straight about it.

There have been a number of reports of F3d planes hitting around 220 with a slight dive.