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Old 01-01-2012 | 02:54 PM
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Default RE: Building a built-up pattern stab and wing


ORIGINAL: mups53

Dave finished attatching the new wing and stab to the Mystic fuse for me. He delivered it last week. Now the rest is up to me. I have sometime to complete it because we don't start flying until mid april.
The wing is patterned a bit after a wing Dave and I had on an Impact a few years back. That wing was a Dave creation that used a sweep that he liked from a Phenom. We both thought that plane was very solid and presented well in the air. The airfoil for this wing is pretty thin and came after some thought and modifications of the new Spark Evo. The stab is anhedral and is patterned after the Spark Dynamic with no step. We prefer the thicker airfoil stab to add some stability.
So all in all it's all a bit experimental but looks really good so far and we'll hope for the best. My goal is not have to add too many Doo Dad's to get it to fly right.
Mike Mueller
Mike,

Nothing wrong with experimentation....That's how we can advance the art. Good luck with your first prototype