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<DIV>Wasn't there a semiscale job, touted as a pattern plane, offered by one
well known outfit, that came close to the parameters below? I actually wasted
some money/time/effort and bought the plan, scratch built the thing and was
extremely disappointed in the flying.</DIV>
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<DIV>Wound up modifying the hell out it and made it into a competitive airframe,
but man, that was double the work and triple the trouble.</DIV>
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<DIV>mattK</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/25/2005 7:13:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
tbrox@cox.net writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>One must remember history to help here. Has any past
changes ever brought the cost of pattern down? I believe it has always made it
more expensive such as what happened with engine displacement.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000> I am envisioning
a new pattern plane for the new weight.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>It will be a monoplane, 78" ws, 78" length, fuse
height 18", fuse width 10", wing root 25", wing tip15", 15degree sweep at the
quarter chord, 12% airfoil making the wing root 3" thick, stab 28" and nearly
2" thick. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000> I hope it doesnt
look exagerated, but I would be afraid this would be the trend. Obviously I
dont know to what extent the poor flying quality of this kind of design would
be, but who knows what could happen. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000> Classic case of
opening one door into a room full of doors.
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