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| View Poll Results: Which one would you do? 85 or 100? | |||
| 100 |     | 29 | 55.77% |
| 85 |    | 23 | 44.23% |
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01-21-2007, 06:33 PM
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| Father of the Scale Furum   Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, TN Age: 32
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 |  DA 85 or DA 100?
I just can't seem to decide which one will serve me best for a plane I am building now. Its a 3D 35% that will weigh 24.4-25 lbs. I do know that the 85 will be cheaper and require 1 less header/can so that will save money and weight. But will it provide me enough torque for 3D? I am not really in favor of either and am stuck between. Less power and lighter or more torque, but heavier 100??? Thanks for your input.
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01-21-2007, 06:34 PM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer!  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 19
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| Re: DA 85 or DA 100?
I think the plane will have less wing loading with the DA85, making it fly better, just my opinion. 
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01-21-2007, 06:39 PM
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| Father of the Scale Furum Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, TN Age: 32
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| Re: DA 85 or DA 100?
I need 3D power though, as long as it will have that...
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01-21-2007, 06:47 PM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 19
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| Re: DA 85 or DA 100?
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01-21-2007, 06:52 PM
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| Father of the Scale Furum Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, TN Age: 32
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| Re: DA 85 or DA 100?
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01-21-2007, 06:53 PM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 19
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| Re: DA 85 or DA 100?
What about a canister setup Gremlin?
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01-21-2007, 08:14 PM
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| IMAC wannabe!  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Griffith, NSW, Australia Age: 29
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| Re: DA 85 or DA 100?
Go for less wingloading for 3D, but if you want a sequence machine I would take the slight increase in wingloading for the extra power.
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01-21-2007, 09:23 PM
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| Father of the Scale Furum Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, TN Age: 32
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| Re: DA 85 or DA 100?
Nah, I just like to have good power to pull out of hovering. i do not care much about IMAC personally, though I do appreciate those who do it.
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01-21-2007, 09:33 PM
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| IMAC wannabe! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Griffith, NSW, Australia Age: 29
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| Re: DA 85 or DA 100?
In that case I would guess that the 85 on a pipe would pull out of the hover with good authority if the performace of some of the other 80 class singles in the market is anything to go on. Again, if I was flying IMAC with it I would put the most power feasable up front.
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