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<DIV>Jimmy, I've read Don Lowe's columns for years and his rationale (one that I
agree with) is that a light plane bounces more but damps quicker than the heavy
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<DIV>I don't doubt that increasing the DR wing loading by 15% as you
did in your experiment, would likely result in better flying fro that plane. It
would be more interesting to know what the wing loading was and is before and
after the change.</DIV>
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<DIV>Now translate that to a 2 meter job and see what happens. Try increasing
the weight of your standard pattern model by 15% and see what it does. How does
the wing loading compare to your DR b4 and after the changes? </DIV>
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<DIV>I'd be interested in that experimental result</DIV>
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<DIV>Matt</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/24/2005 10:44:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jivey61@bellsouth.net writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Bob<BR>I
assume you want to disregard the 11 lb limit. You will have advantage over the
9.5 lb plane. The 12.5 lb plane will be much more stable in the wind than the
9.5 lb plane. The engines of today will handle the heavier plane just as well
as the 9.5 lb plane. The difference is you're more stable because
of your weight. Now if you throw in the weight limit 11 lbs that makes you not
legal.<BR>I have a 6.25lb Daddy Rabbit that I had to add 1 lb lead to the CG
to calm the plane down so I could fly it smoothly . <BR>Same thing.
<BR>Don't know if this is a rational reason to be legal or not,but there is an
advantage to a heavier plane.<BR><BR>Jim Ivey<BR>> <BR>> From: "Bob
Pastorello" <rcaerobob@cox.net><BR>> Date: 2005/02/24 Thu PM 10:19:36
EST<BR>> To: <discussion@nsrca.org><BR>> Subject: Re: Weight rules
discussion ( my opinion)<BR>> <BR>> Let's say I decide, for my own
reasons, that I want to fly a 12.5lb (dry) 2M pattern airplane against 9.5 lb
(dry) 2M pattern airplanes in Masters class.<BR>> <BR>> Somebody,
anybody, give me a rational reason why I should NOT be "legal" to fly at a
sanctioned event?<BR>> <BR>> Bob Pastorello</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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