Originally Posted by
Ron S
You could build a simplified wing for your first model - minimize the bells and whistles on the first wing - to help with your build schedule, keep it lighter, etc. Then prove out the rest of the airframe, Cg, etc.
Then later, build a second wing with one or more additional functions (slats, or wingtip speedbrakes (decelerons), etc ). Since there's no landing gear details that interact with the wing... Then, if you run into unexpected slat difficulties (for example), it doesn't kill the remainder of the project. Just a suggestion.
Ron,
Not doing deceleron in first 6 so that saves a ton of time. Slats and activation frames (4) are in the foam wing cut so I may only do spoileron on #1. There is no air system. A retract, retract door, and brake controller simplifies radio setup and wiring in fuse. I am not cutting canopy frame nor installing cockpit tub on #1.