Re: Re: Rubber weight and size

From: Don Slusarczyk <don_at_slusarczyk.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:43:51 -0500

Leo,

I do use gr/inch actually. The reason is metric length to me I have poor
concept of due to my brain, but since I weigh my models in grams I weigh
my motors in grams as well so I know my rubber to model weight ratio.
Some events I like to maintain a specific minimum ratio.

Don

On 12/30/2015 3:46 PM, leop_at_lyradev.com [Indoor_Construction] wrote:
>
> If you want to really mess with your head, use grams per inch for
> rubber linear density. Or grams per inch per strand (as used by our
> esteemed current Indoor World Champion although he is now also
> specifying grams per meter).
>
>
> But then, there are British fliers who give torque in inch-grams which
> is a bit worse than the European fliers who use gram-centimeters.
>
> LeoP
>
>

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Don Slusarczyk
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