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Old 08-31-2010 | 07:35 PM
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Default RE: Wing Loading of Hand-Launched RC Planes

Paul, assuming that this IS all done on one charge it forces a rather interesting extra decision load. Clearly the charge will be limited but it is certainly a doable exercise. There's easily enough energy in that 1 lb load to achieve all three tasks. Now they won't all be done at full throttle because the team and pilot will need to allocate how much energy is used in each mission and try to dole it out in a manner that maximizes the scoring. It's as much about making hard decisions at the throttle so that there's enough energy left at the end as it is about being limited by the launcher's ability to get the model airborne. All in all a highly interesting challenge. It's enough to make me wish I were still back at school and able to be on one of these teams.