Airspeed Horsa Glider
02-17-2005, 03:53 PM
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Airspeed Horsa Glider
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I am attempting to build a scale Airspeed Horsa Troop Glider which was used on D-Day. I found a plan sheet for a model about 16" long. I am scaling it up to the same scale as the Ziroli C-47 which has a 140" wing span. The scaled up version of the glider will result in an 11' wing span and 8'-4" fuselage. The wing appears to be a Clark Y airfoil and the chord at it's thickest point is 26 1/8". The chord of the horizontal stab and elevator has a 5' span and a 13 1/2" chord. Could someone please shed some light as to the thickness of the airfoil for the stab and elevator? I tried to use a Clark Y airfoil however it became almost 2" thick and looked out of scale. Please note that I have not been able to find any other plans which show this airfoil. I do have a 1/72 scale plastic model however I am not able to check the airfoil on it due to it's small size. All comments would be welcomed.
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I am attempting to build a scale Airspeed Horsa Troop Glider which was used on D-Day. I found a plan sheet for a model about 16" long. I am scaling it up to the same scale as the Ziroli C-47 which has a 140" wing span. The scaled up version of the glider will result in an 11' wing span and 8'-4" fuselage. The wing appears to be a Clark Y airfoil and the chord at it's thickest point is 26 1/8". The chord of the horizontal stab and elevator has a 5' span and a 13 1/2" chord. Could someone please shed some light as to the thickness of the airfoil for the stab and elevator? I tried to use a Clark Y airfoil however it became almost 2" thick and looked out of scale. Please note that I have not been able to find any other plans which show this airfoil. I do have a 1/72 scale plastic model however I am not able to check the airfoil on it due to it's small size. All comments would be welcomed.
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RE: Airspeed Horsa Glider
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RE: Airspeed Horsa Glider
Wing Airfoil for the Airspeed AS 51 and AS 58 Horsa Glider: NACA 4419R 3.1
Helpful Resource for airfoils used on full-scale planes/rotorcraft (source):
http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html
Sorry, I didn't notice your request for the stab airfoil until the second reading...this probably won't help you there.
Helpful Resource for airfoils used on full-scale planes/rotorcraft (source):
http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html
Sorry, I didn't notice your request for the stab airfoil until the second reading...this probably won't help you there.
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RE: Airspeed Horsa Glider
Hello to all.
Well I finally have gotten around to starting the glider. I found a set of plans in England. They are for an 88" wingspan. I enlarged them to 110" wingspan. Plans lack a lot of detail. I had to redesign several areas. May just be me. I got the formers cut out last weekend. Hope to start the fuselage this weekend. I will start a building thread with pictures as soon as I get started. Any comments or ideas would be appreciated during the build. I hope to only take 3 months.
Well I finally have gotten around to starting the glider. I found a set of plans in England. They are for an 88" wingspan. I enlarged them to 110" wingspan. Plans lack a lot of detail. I had to redesign several areas. May just be me. I got the formers cut out last weekend. Hope to start the fuselage this weekend. I will start a building thread with pictures as soon as I get started. Any comments or ideas would be appreciated during the build. I hope to only take 3 months.
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I finally have some pictures to post. The first two are of the horizontal stab and the others are of the vertical fin and rudder. I am building the horizontal stab to be three pieces with plug in sides. this is the reason for the lack of one rib in the vertical fin.
Fred
I finally have some pictures to post. The first two are of the horizontal stab and the others are of the vertical fin and rudder. I am building the horizontal stab to be three pieces with plug in sides. this is the reason for the lack of one rib in the vertical fin.
Fred
