I learned that smaller the wings the faster it drops. The higher you
go the harder it is to see. Wingspan is king, ask DP, Marc Gellart,
or any of the number of top pilots in unlimited flying Sharons.
I flew my first plane in 2M, a Wanderer, what a hoot. I installed a
Picolario and was amazed that at 890 feet it looked like my unlimited
ship at 1800 feet.
If I need a thermalling challenge I fly DLG.
Steve Meyer
LSF IV
SOAR
At 07:33 AM 7/31/2006, Rick Eckel wrote:
Somehow this seems wrong headed :-). If you are going to buy an
airplane buy a 2meter. It qualifies to fly in both 2meter and
unlimited contests! And if you're not practicing with a 2meter you
aren't learning anything.... IMHO.
No wait! On second thought - don't buy a 2meter. They fly lousy
and are a waste of money. Only an unlimited ship is worth the
bother. (Whew! Almost shot myself in the foot there.....)
Thermals :-)
Rick
At 08:21 AM 7/31/2006, S Meyer wrote:
Next year there will be at least 2, I plan on being there for 2M
using the wing from Mike's old 2M.
Duck's are expensive, I'd rather buy an unlimited plane than buy a
2M Duck. Only need to fly it 3 days a year, (one day of practice).
Steve Meyer
LSF IV
SOAR
At 07:45 PM 7/29/2006, Marc Gellart wrote:
Ya, one flew, it was Mike Lackowski's(sp), and it blew up about
half way through the event...
Marc
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Jacobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "tony estep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "RCSE" <soaring@airage.com>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] After the 2006 NATS - 2 Meter Comments
Was anyone flying the Mark Drela designed Aegea 2M at the NATS?
The design for the Aegea 2M was posted to the Allegro-Lite group
in August 2002, so it seems to be contemporaneous with the Mantis
2M & the Organic 2M.
On 29/07/2006, at 11:00 AM, tony estep wrote:
From: Jim Deck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
...the dominant design utilized by the top ten
finishers was the venerable "Duck"...
====
A very fine post in its entirety, Jim. 2-Meters is a world
unto itself, and when good flyers go at it, it's a very
worthwhile event. You have to launch to the moon, then find
lift quick, because the little planes come down in a hurry and
don't travel well if you hit sink.
The dominance of the Duck design seems to me to have
some interesting implications. U.S. flyers generally have
disdained V- tail airplanes, but the Duck shows that they can
learn to love 'em if the tail is big enough. Additionally, the
Duck has a fairly low AR wing and is pretty heavy; these
characteristics don't match the current fashion, but in this
class they seem to prove out to be best in practice.
It would be neat to see a resurgence of interest in 2M, just to
see what other design tweaks might come along. It seems that
there hasn't been much design activity in this class since the
Organic and 2M Mantis. Maybe there's a world-beater out there
to be discovered.
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