.5 in-oz doesn't seem like a terribly high number to me. My 65cm model
with a 14.5" motor tube (3.8# .013" wood) was flying on .46 in-oz, and I
think the model could have held .5. With the much shorter motor tubes and
higher weights on F1D I would think they could hold .6 or better.
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 4:46 AM, joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com
[Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I'm still trying to wrap my head around how he got such a short model with
> such a small rudder to handle a full torque launch with the largest prop
> I've ever seen used on a 55 cm F1D. Also, the torque from the motor must
> have easily been better than .5 in-oz--how does he get that light
> motorstick to handle it?
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> The Instant NP formula shows .704% static margin, while Hunt's formula
> puts it *firmly* in the negative.
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> Anybody have any thoughts on the matter? It's an impressive performance,
> but seems a great achievement just to keep a model like that in the air.
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Received on Tue Jul 14 2015 - 08:23:51 CEST
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