New Focus Question

[Tomanek, Wojtek]

Nope you will be able to tell the difference in snaps, spins, and also in
slow rolls or point rolls, and obviously in the upper ¼ loop-corners at the
end of uplines.

Wojtek

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Ernest Schmidt [SMTP:ernest at pldi.net]
	Sent:	Friday, November 01, 2002 4:10 PM
	To:	discussion at nsrca.org
	Subject:	Re: New Focus Question

	The question I am asking is. If I sneak in and strap on 1lb. to the
wing tube on your airplane right on the CG and you did not know. Would you
be able to fly and say someone put more weight on my airplane. I bet you
would say I think my engine is not running as well as normal.

		> From:	"Lee Davis" <lee at piedmontmodels.com
<mailto:lee at piedmontmodels.com> >
		> Reply-To:	discussion at nsrca.org
<mailto:discussion at nsrca.org> 
		> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:38:42 -0500
		> To:	<discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>
		> Subject:	Re: New Focus Question
		> 
		> I assume you're talking about weight with fuel on board
because the weights
		> you list are over the legal limit.  Actually, the 12.5
plane, if its legal
		> at empty weight, sounds like it has enough fuel on board
for a cross country
		> flight.
		> 
		> As you add weight you lose control response and throttle
managment options.
		> The empty weight (prior to filling 20 oz tank - remember,
these are fluid
		> oz) of my Focus is 10lb 7oz (there's not a shred of carbon
fiber to be found
		> on it anywhere) and I can pretty much fly any speed I want
in vertical
		> uplines from fast to slow and stately.  If one adds
another pound (why?) the
		> plane will need to depend more on momentum so has to be
flow at a faster
		> speed or risk losing control in the vertical.
		> 
		> Lee Davis
		> Piedmont Models
		> http://www.piedmontmodels.com/
<http://www.piedmontmodels.com/> 
		> 
		> ----- Original Message -----
		> From:	"Ernest Schmidt" <ernest at pldi.net
<mailto:ernest at pldi.net> >
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>
		> Sent:	Friday, November 01, 2002 7:53 AM
		> Subject:	New Focus Question
		> 
		> 
			>> What are the differences in flying of a 11.5lb
plane and a 12.5lb plane.
			>> Same CG just with 1lb on CG. Is it basic loss of
vertical or change in
			>> snaps, wind effects, etc.
		> 
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