Hi All,
It will be interesting to see what times will happen. That “narrow” wing does not like the 8 gram weight. Mine will do 3:00 in my 22’ ceiling and some more in a higher ceiling like a gym.
Flies nice with a balsa prop; no more plastic crap!
Chris Borland - Sacramento
On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:42 AM, j.bartek_at_sbcglobal.net [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> The rules for building a plane for the Wright Stuff competition have been posted on the free flight forum in RC Groups http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=29750241&postcount=29
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> The rules state an 8 gram minimum airframe weight and 2 gram maximum rubber weight. Wing maximum dimensions are 5;0 X 8 cm and stab maximum dimensions are 30 X 6 cm. Maximum prop diameter is 240 mm, and prop material is not specified and may be purchased.
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> Looks like a good flyer is possible, with a bigger prop likely to give longer times. There is an Ikara one this size, and a bucket prop might work too.
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> Hope I'm not repeating this. I find keeping up with past posts a li! ttle hard in this new interface.
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Received on Fri Oct 24 2014 - 12:19:47 CEST