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Old 01-28-2011 | 11:38 PM
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Default RE: Plane project

Hmm, doesn't sound like a useful project if the wings detach on impact? I'd concentrate on landing gear. But you will need to know the moments of inertia at impact and read up on oscillatory motion, in particular a critically damped oscillation. Look at long wheelbase, wide track, several points of contact, spread it out....put the egg at the CG