Re: No Min. Weight ...No-Cal performance data follow-up

From: Bruce McCrory <hbm55_at_comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:13:13 -0000

There was a Toronto gentleman (Barry Taylor?) who flew the light stuff successfully.

Fragile models don't seem to last many flights....
Bruce

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Don DeLoach" <ddeloach@...> wrote:
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> No-min weight no-cal is pretty insane. I once built a 2.2-gram Brewster
> Buffalo. It flew great but warped to the point of being unflyable after only
> one season.
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> We fly 6.2-gram min weight WWII no-cal Combat in Colorado Springs.
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> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] No-Cal performance data follow-up
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> Is there a minimum weight limit in the Georgia State rules? We are flying
> FAC No-Cal which has no minimum weight. If you think it is difficult to
> avoid warps on a condenser paper covered A6, try a tissue covered, no
> minimum weight, No-Cal!
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> Gary Hodson
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> In a message dated 3/8/2009 12:53:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> b.gowen_at_... writes:
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> The Georgia state record in Cat 1 is 8:07 total for 3 flights set by George
> Perryman in 1998. I think you're doing pretty well!
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> That being said I think your data argues for a heavier motor. You're using
> less rubber than I use on an A-6.
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