The pinstripe tape arrived! Check this out!
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And then I squirted some paint on the soda bottle canopy (from the inside)
Added a couple magnets for the battery hatch with epoxy - once these dry I'll do the matching ones in the hatch.
Final balanced flying weight - 27 ounces - way under the 34 ounce target I saw other builders getting with wet fuel builds, and on the good side of the manufacturer suggested 26-36 ounce range.
Doing the power analysis, 27 ounces = 1.69 pounds.
The Hacker A-20L motor with 10x4.7 prop on 3s is supposed to do 180 watts.
Works out to a ratio just over 100 watts per pound - ideal for general sport flying and basic / intermediate acrobatics
https://www.rc-airplane-world.com/watts-per-pound.html - right on target!
If I remember the wing dimensions correctly, she's got 390 square inches of wing area for a wing cube loading of 6.1 which is firmly in the Trainer / Park Flyer / 3D range
http://www.flyrc.com/wing-load-calculator/
So as long as I get the balance right and built things square and true, she should fly great!
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