Anyone ever build a lifting body?
11-18-2006, 07:37 PM
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Anyone ever build a lifting body?
Hello all, I am not new to aviation, but very new to R/C aviation. I know it's a little over my skill level but I can not stop thinking about building a lifting body like the HL-10 of the 1960's and 70's. Has anyone ever tried anything like it? I know the HL-10 was rocket powered but I'm thinking of a ducted fan propulsion system. Any ideas?
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11-19-2006, 04:34 PM
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RE: Anyone ever build a lifting body?
I've never heard of it myself, but it would be really awsome. 
Didn't those lifting bodies have stability problems, though? I seem to recall something about oscilating roll on approach to landing or something. That'd be a challenge if it also occored in your model.
Didn't those lifting bodies have stability problems, though? I seem to recall something about oscilating roll on approach to landing or something. That'd be a challenge if it also occored in your model.
11-19-2006, 07:00 PM
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RE: Anyone ever build a lifting body?
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Hello all, I am not new to aviation, but very new to R/C aviation. I know it's a little over my skill level but I can not stop thinking about building a lifting body like the HL-10 of the 1960's and 70's. Has anyone ever tried anything like it? I know the HL-10 was rocket powered but I'm thinking of a ducted fan propulsion system. Any ideas?
Semper fi,
Eddie
Hello all, I am not new to aviation, but very new to R/C aviation. I know it's a little over my skill level but I can not stop thinking about building a lifting body like the HL-10 of the 1960's and 70's. Has anyone ever tried anything like it? I know the HL-10 was rocket powered but I'm thinking of a ducted fan propulsion system. Any ideas?
Semper fi,
Eddie
I suspect you can build one. Someone who has better luck with the search function than myself can probably find the post. After you have been flying a while, you might look back and revisit this post, and see if you still have interest. I'm betting that will seem less interesting, later.
Good luck,
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11-30-2006, 06:01 PM
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RE: Anyone ever build a lifting body?
Here is a picture of my "Martian Spaceship" It is an old Model Builder Magazine plan from 1991 [img][/img]. I have seen somewhere a vid of one flying, I haven't flown this yet. There are reports of osillations at low speeds (Dutch Roll) I guess I'll find out sometime.
12-11-2006, 07:32 AM
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RE: Anyone ever build a lifting body?
Have a look at: http://www.rcuniverse.com/gallery/ga...memberID=78087
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12-11-2006, 11:49 AM
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RE: Anyone ever build a lifting body?
There is a modern "Lifting Body" that flys very well, both as an ultralight and as a model. It is Barney Wainfain's FACETMOBILE. You can get 3 views off the web, just Google "Facetmobile". I've built two 1/4 scale, 2 1/5 scale and 1 1/6 scale, the later powered with an outrunner, all the others were glow powered. They fly great and even the little electric one handles wind very well, I fly when lots of 40 sized trainers are downed due to windy weather. The real one was flown from California to Oshkosh powered with a Rotax engine. Read all about it on Barney's home page.
