FORWARD SWEPT WING DIVERGENCE
07-27-2007, 12:18 PM
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RE: FORWARD SWEPT WING DIVERGENCE
All,
After many test flights the FSW test article has been optimized
Observations:
Aircraft MUST have a elevator/elivons on the main wing do to lack of control (pusher)
Aircraft will turn/loop on a dime
Canard travel should be differential as applied to wing control surface
Aircraft can be made to do some extreme stall maneuvers that I have never seen done before… (VERY COOL).
Weight should be minimized (as always)
Minimal size wing spar is needed, unless extreme speed & G forces are desired (made no difference in control)
Has anyone experimented with tying the canard into the elivons (Left/Right independent)
Roll & pitch?
Goal of increasing roll rate
Can't wait to build the RC version
After many test flights the FSW test article has been optimized
Observations:
Aircraft MUST have a elevator/elivons on the main wing do to lack of control (pusher)
Aircraft will turn/loop on a dime
Canard travel should be differential as applied to wing control surface
Aircraft can be made to do some extreme stall maneuvers that I have never seen done before… (VERY COOL).
Weight should be minimized (as always)
Minimal size wing spar is needed, unless extreme speed & G forces are desired (made no difference in control)
Has anyone experimented with tying the canard into the elivons (Left/Right independent)
Roll & pitch?
Goal of increasing roll rate
Can't wait to build the RC version
