Re: [RCSE] Do you like long wings?

Just because you CAN break a 300# line with a 3M 90 oz plane, doesn't mean you need all that force to launch a 5M. I believe the expression is touch. Hi-starts are normally sized to pull about 5 times the weight of a plane, so a good launch tension would be 5*185 oz or about 58 pounds. Get

[RCSE] Do you like long wings?

How about a 5M (195) TD model? http://www.soaringusa.com/products/product.htm?product_id=16505category_id=259 Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

Re: [RCSE] Do you like long wings?

And, how are you going to launch something like this? 65-90oz models are busting 300lb test line. Darwin N. Barrie Chandler AZ - Original Message - From: James V. Bacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:21 PM Subject: [RCSE] Do you like long

Re: [RCSE] Do you like long wings?

I just posted the link, I am not worried by little details like that... ;-) (A better question is how would one throw that model?) At 10:36 PM 2/9/2006, Darwin N. Barrie wrote: And, how are you going to launch something like this? 65-90oz models are busting 300lb test line. Darwin N.

Re: [RCSE] Do you like long wings?

At 09:21 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote: How about a 5M (195) TD model? http://www.soaringusa.com/products/product.htm?product_id=16505category_id=259 Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net Launching

Re: [RCSE] Do you like long wings?

So how is the Thermic XL 4M working out. Have heard no reports. A.B. - Original Message - From: James V. Bacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:21 PM Subject: [RCSE] Do you like long wings? How about a 5M (195) TD model? http