XP-4 Repair

by **Teeroy** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:27 pm

hey kasra... whats the ideal or contest weight of the xp4? i sent denny an email trying to get another fuse (the one like yours) instead of the raised pod joiner. hopefully he has it available...

oh, im sorry to hear about your xp ct... looks like it's coming along nicely.

by **kasra** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:57 pm

Troy, I have no idea on the ideal weight but seeing that adding ballast is easy, the lighter the better I assume.

by **cktasto** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:37 pm

UPDATE ON AUW

After a few more minor repairs/tweaks my XP-4 is now a "husky" 11.25oz. That includes 1.5g of tail wieght. Flew it today and I honestly cant tell the difference. The air seemed super bouyant today so that may have had something to do with it.

It may toss a little higher but that may also be because the wings only have about 3.5in of dihederal :oops:

Did I mention its a little twitchier :wink:

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Nick flew his Encore/XP today. I think its going to be winner. The wind was blowing pretty good so we didnt get that many tosses but it's definetely a floater.

by **kasra** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:06 pm

I should know this but why less dihedral makes for higher launches? I maidened mine today too. This thing is cool.

by **nick** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:01 pm

Kasra,

Your XP4 looked great in the air today. Congrats on the maiden. As I was driving up to the field, the first thing I noticed was your ship in amongst a dozen or so birds all working a thermal

Cheers,
Nick

XP-4 Repair

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