Forward Swept Wings
Hi everyone, I'm new on the block. For the past year I have been
flying Bill Evans Simitar Tailless Planes. Currently experimenting
with forward swept wings. One model has a 46" span with 5 degree FWS and is powered by Thunder Tiger .25. The other is
a 33% larger copy of the same plane with a 56" wing span that
has a O.S. .40. This design was copied from Bill Winter's electric
soarer called Pipe Dream. They fly very well. I haven't fully gotten the planes debugged. The CG needs adjustment on the larger
model. When you complete a roll it takes a sudden nose down
attitude. The vertical stabilizers are huge. I would guest about
twice the size of one on a conventional aircraft. If I can figure out how to post pictures I will let you see them.