Tonimus
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Running sims on my Uber Der Red Max (86" tall, 32.8 pounds, 7.5 inch diameter) the sim for a K2050ST runs about 920' up. Actual data was about 200' short. However, with a L1000W, the sim shows 2180' and actual data was within about 30 feet of that.
Both flights were really straight up, so weathercocking wasn't the issue with the K2050.
Anyone have any ideas? Was the K2050 I used just underpowered? Was the base drag higher than the sim suggests and the L1000 was overpowered? If I add a massless cone to the aft end to simulate base drag so that the K2050 matches, the L1000 sims at about 400 feet below actual.
Both flights were really straight up, so weathercocking wasn't the issue with the K2050.
Anyone have any ideas? Was the K2050 I used just underpowered? Was the base drag higher than the sim suggests and the L1000 was overpowered? If I add a massless cone to the aft end to simulate base drag so that the K2050 matches, the L1000 sims at about 400 feet below actual.