I am not going to the HLG contest, but if there is a rule, there is a rule.
60" is NOT 1.5M and it is not close. If I were hosting a HLG contest where
the rules said 1.5M I would have a jig, just like they would , I assume.
The fuse would rest in the center and then gets pushed thru the span
measuring jig (no tilting or YAW). A 60" airplane would not go through, but
even 59" might sneak by. The measurement is tip to tip regardless of
poly/dihedral in the flying mode. I imagine if you have a 90 degrees of
dihedral one panel could be less than 59". AND, if you chose, you could
have a bipe, but I would not accept a plane from those imaginative people
which launches at 59" but the wing expands/opens to something greater (For
those of you who recall Rolf Decker's F3B ship).
Let's see 150 cm /(2.54 cm/inch) = 59.05" so a 59" plane sneaks by.
Yes, get out those SAWS!
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy E. Cone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: [RCSE] 1.5M span rule at IHLGF
>Hello People,
>
>I want to start a betting pool to bet on how many people have to use Mark
>Navarre's Zona saw to get their HLG's to fit through the 1.5M jig.
>
>I think I remember 8 guys having to lop the tips off of their wings to get
>the models to pass tech inspection last year.
>
>Lets see, 1.5 meters is close to 60 inches right? Yea, a 60 inch span
>should be ok.
>
>
>Timothy E. Cone
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