Re: Condenser Paper

From: art <upwind120_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:26:59 -0000

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@...> wrote:
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> For a beginner event (if there is such a thing), like LPP, I believe achieving minimum weight should be not be too hard, especially one made for lower torque flying in lower ceilings. I believe the same should be the case for F1L.
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> If you guys do not know, Art is an expert FAC scale model builder. With reasonable wood and other building material, Art should have no problem achieving minimum weight.
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> A6, however, cannot be considered as a beginner event, in my opinion. It is substantially harder to meet minimum weight than LPP and F1L. Some aspects of building A6 are easy, but three rules make meeting minimum difficult: 1) 1/16" wood for wing spars, 2) 1/32" wood for prop, 3) paper convering
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> I think the EZB situation is different. When competing at the highest level, like at USIC, I would not want to be a 0.5g EZB competing against a 0.35g EZB. We all wanted to copy Richmond because he flew his for 31:54, no touch, which is substantially better than the next best no touch flight of about 30:30.
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> I won't mention the weight of the EZB I'm bringing to USIC this year :-)
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> -Kang


My first LPP was a Banks, and was substantially over 3100. I made an Alan Cohen style stick for it and, with my own smallish very twisty prop, it came out about 2980. With a Banks or Linardic prop it's over again, but not all that much. It still has its original wing which is showing some age, but I'll bring it along. It's never been flown in higher than a 25 ft site.

Art.
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