Weight limit discussion

[Ken Thompson III]

As ugly as that sounds, and undoubtedly a poor flier,"IF" it were to fly better than today's designs, again I must ask...the problem would be?

Ken
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Terry Brox 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:13 PM
  Subject: Re: Weight limit discussion


  One must remember history to help here. Has any past changes ever brought the cost of pattern down? I believe it has always made it more expensive such as what happened with engine displacement.
         I am envisioning a new pattern plane for the new weight.
  It will be a monoplane, 78" ws, 78" length, fuse height 18", fuse width 10", wing root 25", wing tip15", 15degree sweep at the quarter chord, 12% airfoil making the wing root 3" thick, stab 28" and nearly 2" thick. 
         I hope it doesnt look exagerated, but I would be afraid this would be the trend. Obviously I dont know to what extent the poor flying quality of this kind of design would be, but who knows what could happen. 
         Classic case of opening one door into a room full of doors. 
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