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Slope Soarers over 7kg

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Re: Slope Soarers over 7kg

Post by VinceC »

They had to start from somewhere and that seems to me a reasonable guess, but maybe it would be better to have left the weight out, after all there is only so much a man can lift and throw.

If it is troubling you , Barry, here is a little something to take it off your mind
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Re: Slope Soarers over 7kg

Post by B Sharp »

If we go far enough back in time I seem to remember that the break point was 11 lbs and this was a function of FAI competition influence. Nothing above that weight was allowed in competition.
At some point that was modified to 7kg ( 15lb 7oz ) above which would be called a “Large Model” and subject to different rules. I do not know who instigated this figure but it appears to be quite arbitrary.
The quoted 14kg point ( 30lbs 13oz )appears to me a simple doubling of the 7Kg point and in my mind has been a very simplistic step rather than based on specific information.
Personally I am with Vince on this matter in that I don’t build models with a clearly defined weight limit in mind – what I can carry half a mile up a hill and then launch myself is the limiting factor.
Brian. :)
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