11-26-2015, 10:49 PM
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Flying since 1977
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Middle TN
Posts: 455
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hcmbanjo
Downsizing the UFO makes great sense. Lighter and smaller to fit
on an 8 1/2" X 11" sheet and better performance.
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It isn't the weight on the Flying Saucer that keeps the altitude low, it is the high drag that this design generates. I have one that I built back in the early 80s that I still fly on occasion. Any lighter and it would fly more like a feather than it already does.
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Mike Toelle
NAR 31692 L1
SAM 0373
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