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<DIV>One of my fellow club members, Georgio Azallin, is working on about 20
Electric World records of various types, and altitude is one of them. I saw his
"real time" telemetry data on his computer just yesterday. Direct dowload from
his model to the lap top. At this altitude, he has to fly the model via video
and he has a set of goggles he uses for that purpose. Cool as h..l. I can't say
how high his went, but it was pretty high. </DIV>
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<DIV>Geo said his model went into a spin at a height of..... (I can't say),
and it lost about 1 mile of altitude before re-gaining control.
After the final altitude was reached, and he stopped the motor, it took 45
minutes to get it back down. </DIV>
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<DIV>His takoff weight limit is indeed 5 kg, by FAI regs.</DIV>
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<DIV>MattK</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/10/2005 8:59:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
bob@toprudder.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Now that you mention it, the 5kg limit for record attempts is the
<STRONG><EM>takeoff</EM></STRONG> weight. The model that Maynard Hill flew
across the Atlantic had to weigh under 5kg when it was launched, if I am not
mistaken. Over half the weight was fuel.</DIV>
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<DIV>So, now the question is <EM>why does FAI pattern specify the weight
without fuel?</EM> Hmmm...</DIV>
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<DIV>BTW, I think Maynard Hill also holds the altitude record, or did at one
time, something like 27k feet. I also believe it had a heater for the radio
compartment.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob Richards.<BR><BR><B><I>vicenterc@comcast.net</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>In 2003 I had the opportunity to go to the Nats. One day, I
visited the AMA museum. When I was there I had the chance to talk with
the curator. He gave me a great tour. During the tour he got a
phone call from a modeler in Colorado claiming that he broke the
altitude for world record using a model airplane. It was not good day
for him since the curator told him that he was short for several thousand
feet. In the conversation they talk about the weight of the
model. When they finished I ask him what is the weight requirement for
breaking records. He responded " For model airplanes the maximum
weight is 5 kgs or 11 lbs. Anything over 11 lbs can not be use to set
records using model airplanes". I think this is the simple reason why
the maximum weight is 11lbs to be considered a model airplane.</DIV>
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<DIV>I think this is the single reason why we have the 5Kgs = 11 lbs
limit. This is International rule for model airplanes.
Therefore, it could be very difficult to change the weight limits.</DIV>
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<DIV>Vince Bortone</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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