Bubble Dancer 3-meter RES scratch built electric motor sailplane build log

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Losthorizonmba

Monsoon project for 2013 is the Bubble Dancer, Mark Drela's 3-meter RES sailplane. It's open-source with plans and build instructions on http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/bubbledancer/markdrela-bubbledancer-3m.htm
and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/allegro-lite
Successful projects are aplenty on google.
http://aviatorstudio.net/bubbledancer/bubbledancer.html
http://www.badger.rchomepage.com/bubbledancer.html
Unfortunately, both rcbazaar and rcdhamaka are out of stock in the carbon fiber department. Anyone know another source for 1mm and 2mm thick carbon fiber strips.
Vikram
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Losthorizonmba

I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Losthorizonmba

Rough cut of center and tip ribs using 3mm stock.
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Losthorizonmba

Basic outline and specifications of the Bubble Dancer. It's one of the most copied designs. Professor Mark Drela also designed the wings for the al Qaeda and Taliban-hunting Predator UAV.
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery