I just checked my email after many days away and the posts about MH32 airfoils caught my interest as I too have thought about using that airfoil. I noticed one post wanted the "myth" about lightweight planes flying better addressed. In some conditions I think a light weight plane does fly better than a heavier/higher wing loading plane. Yes I have heard from many that weight isn't that important; or light weight planes lose any advantage they have during launch as the heavier plane will launch 200 ft higher, thereby negating any advantage a lighter plane has; etc.,etc.. Yet if you were really scratching for lift in light conditions, running out of altitude- which plane would you prefer? I dont know much about aerodynamics, but I know from my experiences it seems in light, low level conditions a light weight plane will out climb a heavier one. This has been proved to me time and again this past year. I am not a very good flier but have many times come into a gaggle of high tech moldies in lighter/low level conditions w/my light weight plane(Mantis) and have flown thru and topped out above them. As I said earlier, this certainly wasn't due to better flying skills as mine arent that good. I have to believe it was due to the lighter weight/wing loading of the plane. I am a firm believer that you can make a light plane heavier(ballast) but you sure cant make a heavy plane lighter. Just my two cents- Shop Safely Online Without a Credit Card http://www.rocketcash.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
