[NSRCA-discussion] Weight

[ed skorepa]

F4C - Radio Control Scale

6.3.1. Maximum weight of the complete model aircraft without fuel...... 15 
kg
Model Aircraft using electric motors as a power source shall be weighed 
WITHOUT batteries used for those motors.

Interesting, isn't it?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill's Email" <wemodels at cox.net>
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Weight


> What everyone is dancing around here is the fact that the 5 kg (+/- 11 
> pound) weight limit is a completely arbitrary number that has no 
> foundation in anything other than FAI used to have this limit for all RC 
> models. In FAI being at or below 5 kg was what defined you as a radio 
> controlled "model" airplane.
>
> Here is the weight rule for F3B gliders:
>
> 5.3.1.3. Characteristics of Radio Controlled Gliders F3B
> a) Maximum flying mass ........................................ 5 kg
>
> F3J Gliders:
>
> 5.6.1.3. Characteristics of Radio Controlled Gliders
> a) Maximum Flying Mass .................................. 5 kg
>
> F3F Slope RAcing Gliders:
>
> 5.F.2. Characteristics of Radio Controlled Slope Gliders
> Maximum flying mass ........................................ 5 kg
>
> F3C helis are now 6 KG so even the FAI can change their minds.
>
> Point being is that the 5 kg "limit" has no real life basis beyond what 
> was in the FAI sporting code at the time the AMA rules were written. FAI 
> was not looking at all the convoluted logic about cost, etc. At the time 
> that was simply how they defined (and still do for many RC events) what a 
> model airplane is.
>
>
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