To get an 8 ounce wing loading, you'll need a 20 ounce airframe, which is actually too light for One Design airframes. At 25 ounces it comes in at 10 ounces/ft.sq. At the MWSC, we fly with the 25-35 ounce rules so the FUN comes out right at the minimum.
I did make one for myself that had some additional carbon for a spar and it came in at 27 ounces RTF. I used a carbon dart 4" at the root which tapered to 1" at the tip for the top of the wing and a 2" wide piece tapering to 1" at the tip for the bottom. Then, I slobbered the epoxy on and didn't even try to remove the extra. It was stout and stiff. gv -----Original Message----- From: George Voss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 1:20 PM To: 'soaring' Subject: RE: [RCSE] slope ship question The FUN comes out at 23-25 ounces RTF unless you do something serious to the wings like bag full carbon under the sheeting. That of course would defeat the purpose of One Design. You are right though, they do fly in fairly light lift when kept light. gv -----Original Message----- From: Bill Swingle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 1:13 PM To: 'soaring' Subject: Re: [RCSE] slope ship question >> One FUN design. Good suggestion. Just keep it light. I'd expect a loading of 8 would be a reasonable goal. Even less would be better if acheivable. Most 60" slope racers fly very well at low wing loadings. Better than what most would expect. Along with ballasted for big wind, too. Their wide range of flyability makes them a wise choice. Bill Swingle RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
