KR> weight and speeds

2008-10-12 Thread Colin Rainey
Netters I am going to take some liberties here, so please don't flame if I over generalize or leave a technical piece of data out. Most of what I post here is general information, subject to the constraints and specifics of a particular application anyhow. A short time ago I posted a comment about

KR> weight and speeds

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Colin Raney wrote: > A short time ago I posted a comment about weight and I think Larry Flesner > (sorry if not you) stated that weight is not really a factor in cruise but > is in climb and takeoff distance. I have to respectfully disagree. I don't really see where you disagree with Larry (or wh

KR> weight and speeds

2008-10-12 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
> > >A short time ago I posted a comment about weight and I think Larry Flesner >(sorry if not you) stated that weight is not really a factor in cruise but >is in climb and takeoff distance. >Colin Rainey + I don't seem to recall saying weig

KR> weight and speeds

2008-10-12 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
I'll add another thought to my earlier post. Adding horsepower for more speed is , again speaking in generalized terms, a loosing game. As your speed doubles, the drag is squared. To get the best performance from moderate horsepower, keep it light for low end performance and streamline the air