RE: Building a SPAD Canard
Hi riond. You asked for some photos of the bottom side of my Canard. Here they are. The photos show the Canard in a crashed condition. I pulled a stupid stunt, lost orientation, and spun into the ground inverted, on a blacktop parking lot. I need a new wing. You can still see the broken prop. I dropped from about 100 feet and there is almost no damage. The wing spar is broken so I'm making a new wing. I don't remember now if the canard wing needs replacing. As I mentioned earlier, the profile fuselage gives the two rudders too much control (authority). I will reduce the profile area by ending the front of the profile about even with the TE of the canard wing. I will also reduce the rudder movement (authority.) I hope this crash does not turn you off building the Canard. Riond, this morning I also answered two of your PM messages to me. Hope to hear from you on that. Don't you or others be afraid of the drawings. Not everyone can understand them or needs to understand them. If you need more photos just ask for them. Ask any drawing questions you have.