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Old 07-04-2007, 09:39 AM
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Default RE: Designed a Balsa DLG

Sorry,...

But viewing resolution here is rather poor. Cannot see nor read a few basic items.

But generally, if there are to be eleven ribs to project on a tapered wing, then each rib is unique and as such ought to have it's own part number. This is pretty basic. Show what rib six looks like, then show on plan where rib six is to be placed. In such as an array, tell of the materials or dimensions to that same rib six. Then, you got to do this for every other part in make-up too.

Only other comment, has been that the use of circular weight lightening holes as discussed in the Aerodynamics Forum, is near useless. It takes quite a few of them stacked up to equal one gram. Often times it is more effort to create such, and then the hazards of loss of strength, damage due to cutting etc. out weigh the benefit. You may be able to cut one or two grams of weight from another location than to risk cutting those holes. It may look pretty, but does it work? I am currently working with a firm on a H.L.G. and they threw out the holes too once the benefit versus the effort was considered. To make up for the weight, they substituted in some High-tech very lightweight servos.

Wm.