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Dick
I came across this thread not to long ago and noticed the Hoopskirt iti s absolutely beatiful
What a great vintage project i will give it a try and build my own brushless version with a diamter of about 20"
g-rock/Gene provided me with a copy of the hoopskirt Thanks!look like a fun and easy project to build.
Before i start i have a few questions to ask since you have built one already
How is the overall flying expirience with this particular annular wing?
What is your control surfaces setup? Do you have rudders and elevator or elevons controling the plane. The plans call for a elevons type of control for the FF
Another thing im a little confused. The airfoil is symetrical did you shimm positive the hoop in acordance to the horizontal fuse line to give it a slight attack angle.
And did you had to shimm the motor at all.
How do you launch this model? Do you simply hold on to the top fin rudder and throw it and land on one wheel later.
Im very curious to see how will it fly in real life very interesting design i was looking for something like this a long time.