Yeah, I know.

The sort of model I was referring to is a small (3 foot span) moderately-powered (under 100 W, a little over 1 lb. flying weight) electric model. The person I was referring to designed a number of airplanes, and kitted some of them, which were made almost entirely with 1/8 x 1/4 inch strip stock. Consequently, they have 1/8th inch thick, square trailing edges on both he wing and the tail surfaces. I was thinking in terms of cruise speed for such a model, not top speed or landing/stall speed.

Your old school pattern ships probably are landing at not much under 40 mph.

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