Re: light props

From: N Dennis <wombatt_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 13:53:18 -0500

Yeah, the usual deal then was to cut away the rear side, try to make them
into a "flair' jobber under starting torque. FWIW, I cut some from 1 liter
pop bottles and glue the blades into balsa hubs.

wombat

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Chuck Andraka ceandra_at_comcast.net
[Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> Ikara is still around, but there is nothing "stock" in this size range.
> Last year we cut up Ikara's and put them on a Gowen hub. Tried that this
> year, too little left, wasting a lot of $$. Since they are so small, they
> fit on a Solo cup, and the weight was about the same. Yes, you can still
> get Ikara's, but have to butcher them substantially.
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> Chuck
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> Just wondering, are "Ikara ??" props still around ? Way back when i was
> mentoring SO wright stuff, we could buy those, really light sheet plastic.
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> FWIW, on my DD types, there is a definite "sweet spot" in the trim, higher
> attack angle - you can see the model struggling, too low and just flys too
> fast.
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> wombat
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