Originally posted by Rogerio Pereira
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Your question to yourself should be, “How do I intend to fly the AL37?” Added weight and structure stress means severe limitation on any aerobatics and speed. You’ll be much safer flying around in a slower scale manner (avoid high speed dives) and not flying off of rough surfaces due to the added stress on the gear.
Adding weight = self imposing restrictions
Speed and acro = stress on a structure compounded by more weight
Worst case for stress = increasing the weight of the non-flying parts of the aircraft
Steep banks = more stress
When we add several hundred pounds of water ballast in the wing tanks of the sailplanes we fly to improve the glide ratio at a given speed, we must dump the water before landing or risk breaking the landing gear....and NO ACROBATICS!
Reference my prior post #1893...adding weight to the fuselage will also likely accelerate the foam cell boundary cracking I experienced on the wing's topside after many, many flights due to the added stress on the wing caused by the added weight.
-GG
Photo of a sailplane dumping water ballast prior to landing...
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