Weight & horsepower

[Thomas Shaw]

Matt,

You mentioned that a lighter plan will dampen better in the wind.  If you were to add ballast to that same plane at the center of gravity would the dampening characteristics remain the same?
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  In a message dated 8/30/2003 9:44:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tomshaw at chartermi.net writes:



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    I have a couple of newbie questions,

    Is it possible to build a plane that is too light?
    With all of the horse power available today would it make sense to build a little heavier? (not too heavy)  
    I'm thinking a little heavier plane might handle high wind conditions better than a light one.

    Tom Shaw



  why would you think that? A lighter plane flies pattern aerobatics better/easier. Wind doesn't matter as much as you think. You would just learn to handle it, and a lighter plane will tend to dampen quicker in the wind.

  Regarding hp, a lighter plane will not need as much, for a typically sized plane, so you'll need to learn throttle control and speed management. It's all part of the same game.

  Matt K 
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