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Old 08-31-2010 | 09:59 PM
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Default RE: Wing Loading of Hand-Launched RC Planes

Ok.....just don't come up with anything good........I've gotta fly another university's plane...(and I am a sore loser)...

Well, I do help the team....but bite my lip and let them do their thing when it comes to design....sometimes it hurts when they calculate something WAY wrong....but they learn lots about the consequences!

This year with the "spear" throwing contest it should be interesting...I wonder how fast a college javelin thrower can toss a plane? The planes the teams I fly for have ended up with good designs..but the hardware has let them down...motors and gearboxes...(ouch!) Last year the teams would have done pretty well but...broke 3 power units...

It is actually a pretty good show...lots of crashes...fires...etc.