[SA] One of a kind?

[glenn hatfield]

Try the Focus as your reference point; or other wide body pattern plane.
This is just part of the problem.  IAC aircraft are very short coupled 
when compared to our pattern models.  Something to do with less 
stablility in pitch.

Randy



----- Original Message -----
From: John Ferrell <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:47 am
Subject: Re: [SA] One of a kind?

> Using a 32 inch wide cockpit as the goal, a full scale Prophecy 
> would be 52 feet long with a wing span of about 50 feet. 
> Quite a big single seater!
> 
> John Ferrell 
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> 
> 
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Terry Terrenoire 
>  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>  Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 6:54 PM
>  Subject: Re: [SA] One of a kind?
> 
> 
>  The reason is that you could not fit a full scale pilot into a 
> scaled up 2 meter plane. Once you widen the fuze to at least 32 
> inches. you have an Extra!
> 
>  Terry T.
> 
> 
>  On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:50:00 -0600 s.vannostrand at kodak.com writes:
> 
>    The "big" question is: Why don't professional full scale guys 
> fly pattern designs?  Maybe flying this thing would answer that.  
> Could it fly worse than an Extra300 in the giant scale? 
>    --Lance 
> 
> 

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