Originally Posted by
Malcolm H
Firstly Brian it's great to see Ireland still at the forefront of European aerobatic flying. Hopefully your home brewed bipe will add to a long list including composite construction, 4 strokes, electric power, contradrives to name a few…..
Actually the same argument applies to the wings. Ailerons are just something to warp so why not do away with them and go for all flying wings also geodetically built? This isn't as daft as it sounds with the wing panels pivoting on thin section ball raced tubes and driven by S-bus high voltage servos. …...
I know that camber is more effective than angle of attack at changing lift but years ago there were a few successful aerobatic soarers which used wing twist and they flew very well.
I hope this might give you a few ideas to play with and you know the address to send the plans to!
Malcolm
I borrowed a Dash 5 from the Hydes years ago that Merle had converted to all flying surfaces including the rudder and wings. In spite of a lot of throw in the wings the plane would not snap well if at all. The plane was strange to look at when you rocked the wings while taxiing and got a lot of looks but I would not recommend it.
Jim O