Spitfire wings at AREA-52
Moderator: hbartel
Ok folks, I am on the fence here and decided to sleep on it...
How much dihedral should I put in? Say, one side flat on the bench and the other side lifted how much?
Petr Bachens' Spit looked fairly flat.
I am thinking 3/4 inch each side for a total of 1 1/2 inches dihedral. That, or just build it flat bottom.
What do the "designers" think?
How much dihedral should I put in? Say, one side flat on the bench and the other side lifted how much?
Petr Bachens' Spit looked fairly flat.
I am thinking 3/4 inch each side for a total of 1 1/2 inches dihedral. That, or just build it flat bottom.
What do the "designers" think?
- Ed Kettler
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Thanks Ed, that is where I ended up at too.
Looking at the first wing, it looks OK. I may push it a tad on the second wing to see which flys better.
I'm thinking of doing what someone else did, build a platform for testing the wings. The fuse is important, but will typically "work", it is the combination of all the wing characteristics that needs to be tested.
Looking at the first wing, it looks OK. I may push it a tad on the second wing to see which flys better.
I'm thinking of doing what someone else did, build a platform for testing the wings. The fuse is important, but will typically "work", it is the combination of all the wing characteristics that needs to be tested.
First prototype out of AREA-52, maiden flight went well. Now to figure out how to build them fast.
Here is E True Hollywood Star Butch Abongan with his new baby. He is just glowing! [:D]
Getting ready for first flight. I don't know why they were so nervous?? Triple checked throws and everthing.
Here she is on the first climb out. If I recall she only needed two clicks of trim, and I can't remember which axis...
She looks pretty good coming at you, very clean! [:D] Sadly, my memory stick was full because I forgot to format it prior to the event and wasn't sure if I had saved the photos on it. Anyway, one last look as she turned around and came back toward the line.
That is all for now. I've still got mine on the bench, and using what we learned from the first one, maybe we can iron out a few issues.
Overall, the first plane flew well, infact it flew great. The Mag .15 on it was fairly weak, and Butch is headed out to get a new Mag Blue Head for it.
My wing has more dihedral, and may actually perform a tad bit smoother. We will see.
Here is E True Hollywood Star Butch Abongan with his new baby. He is just glowing! [:D]
Getting ready for first flight. I don't know why they were so nervous?? Triple checked throws and everthing.
Here she is on the first climb out. If I recall she only needed two clicks of trim, and I can't remember which axis...
She looks pretty good coming at you, very clean! [:D] Sadly, my memory stick was full because I forgot to format it prior to the event and wasn't sure if I had saved the photos on it. Anyway, one last look as she turned around and came back toward the line.
That is all for now. I've still got mine on the bench, and using what we learned from the first one, maybe we can iron out a few issues.
Overall, the first plane flew well, infact it flew great. The Mag .15 on it was fairly weak, and Butch is headed out to get a new Mag Blue Head for it.
My wing has more dihedral, and may actually perform a tad bit smoother. We will see.
- Which_way_is_up
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Thanks Roy, everyone really liked it.
Keep in mind, the fuse on this one is shortened for SSC. The one for 2610/2548 will be properly proportioned. If you look close, the canopy is too far forward for scale.
The good news is that the same wing will work for both SSC and Scale, and is legal all the way around. [:D]
Keep in mind, the fuse on this one is shortened for SSC. The one for 2610/2548 will be properly proportioned. If you look close, the canopy is too far forward for scale.
The good news is that the same wing will work for both SSC and Scale, and is legal all the way around. [:D]
- Ed Kettler
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