At 18:07 06 August 2014, wrote:
On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 12:43:42 PM UTC-4, Tom Knauff wrote:
I suppose this subject must have been posted before, however, as I
review
the world championship daily results, it is obvious the smaller fuselage
models have a distinct advantage over gliders many average to larger size
pilots are obliged to fly.



A smaller fuselage means each wing length is longer. Of course, the
wetted area of the smaller fuselage is also significantly less.



Perhaps the rules need to limit the length of each wing rather than the
wing span.



Those pilots of typical average size will always be at a measurable
disadvantage, and this is a discouraging factor to those who might be
interested in participating in competition flying.



I wonder if racing canoes in the Olympics are permitted to be smaller
for
smaller people?



Tom Knauff

I suspect that the size of the intellect, motivation, commitment, and
preparation on the part of the person in the cockpit has an order of
magnitude more importance than the size of the fuselage he or she is in.
UH

Those being equal (which probably is in the top 10 at the Worlds level)
somebody in an a fuselage will win out over somebody in a b fuselage. Look
at Std Class everybody tries to squeeze into the a model Discus 2 -
designed for pilots under 5ft 9in. So unfair advantage to the short arses
of the world?