Hello All,

The construction of my 301 is a little behind schedule since I was busy with my engineering job (putting food on the table and paying for this hobby). Hiowever, I have completed the conceptual design and constructed the parts I would need to for the assembly.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
THE ORIGINAL 301 KIT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY CHANGES. I AM SIMPLY EXPERIMENTING WITH A FEW IDEAS AND I WILL CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY IF THE MODEL STILL FLIES AFTER ALL THE THINGS I HAVE CHANGED SO FAR.

Back to the subject: The modified 301 kit will have fowler flaps (two split flaps on each side, and I have managed to do so by adding no more than 5 oz to the overall weight. Another change is the modified winglet design. I have also added 50 sqin to the overall wing area compensating for all the additions, maintaining the original wing loading.

Well, stay tuned to see it before April is out.

Serdar