Okay. A couple of odd question by a noob considering a N30 plane. What if I wanted to build a Nostalgia plane that was originally published in 1974, but the plane was hand launched. It doesn't have landing gear on the plans. Are there any provisions for this? In the N30 rules on the PAMPA website under Trimming Adjustments, it says:
"Trim devices, such as adjustable tip weights, leadouts, and replaceable landing gear which allow the entrant to adapt to the contest site and conditions are allowable.This would not allow the substitution of tricycle gear for a conventional gear, or vice versa, however such alteration of the original design would be subject to Paragraph 5.0 (Fidelity Points) above."
Could this be taken to mean that gear could be mounted to take off from the ground at a loss of Fidelity Points?
Another question. What's the opinion on using a modern engine on a mid-70 plane? The design I'm thinking about building comes out nose heavy, per the building article, and I was wondering about using a heavier modern powerplant rather than using nose weight as the article suggests.
Thanks,
Mark