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<DIV>I also got an electric Abbra. It is 10 lbs 14 oz using two LiPO RX batteries. The YS 160 version of the same plane with the same colors is exactly 1 lb less. The gas version is 11 lbs 5 oz. The glow version using OS 160 was exactly 10 lbs. I think it is really possible to get the gas version under 11 lbs. The prop that we were using is too heavy. This weight was with the standard ZDZ 40. I think ZDZ was planing to produce an F3A version. Therefore, gas lovers could have a gas version that is below 11 lbs.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bottom line; build a plane that is under 11 pounds read to fly and you will be glad you did. You will all agree that the electric has the advantage if that is your goal.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Having flown both glow and now electric. I agree with Ron to a point. The batteries ARE the fuel in an electric plane and so weighing them with the batteries (not counting the Rx battery) is almost comparable to weighing a glow motor plane with fuel. I said almost because the weight of an electric motor and speed controller is considerably less than the weight of a glow motor, muffler, and servo. I consider myself a reasonably light builder, but have had to be extraordinarily careful to keep my electric planes within the weight limits, to the point of not having features I'd prefer to have for safety such as an on/off switch and arming plug. I know of one electric flier that folded up his fuse in a snap because the construction was inadequate, also not safe. Can they be built light enough? Yep, I've done it twice, but there are compromises and not all are good. I also agree with Dave Lockhart's assessment that weighing electric planes without the batteries wil
l have unintended consequences and new planes will be developed for/by the exceptionally skilled. Somewhere in all of this, there's probably a reasonable solution, but none are on the table and most seem to think that if an increase is allowed now, it can never be taken back as technology develops. Perhaps, but I don't see the logic if the adjustment is written properly. In truth, I'm on the fence on this issue, but I'd sure like a little cushion to beef things up a little and add that arming plug. BTW, I've found no performance advantage in electric, just reliability and less mess. Fact is, I was winning a lot more with glow.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>No. Most of the people who can "make weight" are extremely talented in building a light airplane for battery power (or can afford to pay a talented builder) and have the money to spend to buy the lightest equipment (motor/batteries/ESC). I don't think I'm denigrating the pilot on a limited budget when I say that. The result is, those who have the money can compete with electric-powered airplanes, but most of the others can't. The factor causing most of the money discrepancy is the unfair application of the weight limit by requiring electric-powered airplanes to be weighed with the batteries, but allowing glow-powered airplanes to be weighed with an empty fuel tank.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is your message that glow is at a disadvantage? Cost and what some can afford has always and will always be an issue in this sport. Back when everyone else switched to full 2 meter planes and I stuck with 60 size 2 cycle I could easily see the disadvantage I was at except in calm air. If that is where electric is taking the sport then that is another nail in the proverbial coffin for the sport. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>I have a built-in problem with someone being able to "buy" a win. It comes from when I entered the Soapbox Derby as a 14 year old. In my first race, I was beaten buy a kid who eventually won the whole race. My dad could afford to buy me an official set of wheels, but no more. The father of the kid who beat me bought ten sets of wheels and they were able to select the four best wheels. If a rule enables only the "rich" to compete successfully with an e-powered airplane, it gets my hackles up.
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<DIV>On Jun 22, 2007, at 9:54 AM, Dave Lockhart wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P><SPAN>Point taken. And no offense, but so what? As a kid, I was never the biggest guy on the playing fields……but I loved to play anyway and never asked for a head start, an extra kick, or an extra swing. I’m still not the “biggest kid”, and some of the most fun I’ve had was whooping up on the “superior” equipment back when I couldn’t afford the latest greatest Skippy Propnut TurboZoot 9000 XL MkVII Touring edition limited SE with the add-ons.</SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The average guy can’t afford many things…..like the Naruke edition Astral flown by McMurtry at the 2006 NATs? Or even the Oxai version…..or even the Xtreme version.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Your argument could be extended to many things…….2C vs 4C (as if you could get a consensus on which is “better”)………..analog vs digital servos………….guys flying electrics w/ NIcd or Nimh because they can’t afford lipos………and on an on.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you / John don’t think electric is competitive under the current rules, fly glow.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P><SPAN>Others think electric is competitive and are flying electric.</SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Again, electric is in its infancy……make a rule now that favors electrics and you will ensure unquestionable electric dominance in the very near future. Just remember the 120 4C….it was to allow parity between a piped 60 2C and allow a quieter powerplant. Very shortsighted rule as the 120 4C became dominant rapidly. Clearly the gap (if there is one) between electric and glow today is nothing like the 2C / 4C gap was in ~1988 (when 2C 60s dominated 120 4Cs) or now (when a 120 4C dominates 60 2Cs).</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">By definition, the average guy will never be able to afford the highest level setup. And that has never prevented something like a humble wooden Focus from winning the NATs…..at any level.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It is said that you can't understand a person's problems until you've walked a mile in their shoes. John and I didn't understand what the problems were regarding making weight with electric-powered airplanes until he decided to compete with one. I am still competing with a glow-powered Focus.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">John's airplane is under 5 Kg, but not by much. Due to an extensive weight-saving building job on his Black Magic by Mike Hester and John's careful selection and installation of radio, batteries, ESC, prop, motor, spinner, et al, his airplane is OK with weight, even in the kind of winds we often see at the Nats. He's thinking about the guys who can't afford as much $$$ as he has invested in his setup. The average guy probably can't build an electric-powered 2 meter airplane that makes weight and is competitive with the kind of budget required for a glow-powered version of the same airplane. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I fly electric but still would be against this proposal. </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">John F. makes some good points in his justification, however, I simply think that Dave's counter points out "weigh" John's points.</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BTW, I find this change of heart by you and John quite amusing. This is probably unfair but it almost sounds as if one of you can't get your new e-plane to make weight with the current rules. I'm sure that's not true, but from the outside it certainly appears that way.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I was also not aware that glow-powered airplanes needed the handicap they already have. I agree that, with innovative design and $$$, electric-powered airplanes can compete with glow-powered airplanes. The ones who suffer from the weight inequity are those who can't afford the $$$ to overcome the weight inequity. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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